Use case cards: a use case reporting framework inspired by the European AI Act

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• dc.contributor.author Hupont, Isabelle
• dc.contributor.author Fernández Llorca, David
• dc.contributor.author Baldassarri, Sandra
• dc.contributor.author Gómez Gutiérrez, Emilia, 1975-
• dc.date.accessioned 2025-11-10T06:43:52Z
• dc.date.available 2025-11-10T06:43:52Z
• dc.date.issued 2024
• dc.description.abstract Despite recent efforts by the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community to move towards standardised procedures for documenting models, methods, systems or datasets, there is currently no methodology focused on use cases aligned with the risk-based approach of the European AI Act (AI Act). In this paper, we propose a new framework for the documentation of use cases that we call use case cards, based on the use case modelling included in the Unified Markup Language (UML) standard. Unlike other documentation methodologies, we focus on the intended purpose and operational use of an AI system. It consists of two main parts: firstly, a UML-based template, tailored to allow implicitly assessing the risk level of the AI system and defining relevant requirements, and secondly, a supporting UML diagram designed to provide information about the system-user interactions and relationships. The proposed framework is the result of a co-design process involving a relevant team of EU policy experts and scientists. We have validated our proposal with 11 experts with different backgrounds and a reasonable knowledge of the AI Act as a prerequisite. We provide the 5 use case cards used in the co-design and validation process. Use case cards allows framing and contextualising use cases in an effective way, and we hope this methodology can be a useful tool for policy makers and providers for documenting use cases, assessing the risk level, adapting the different requirements and building a catalogue of existing usages of AI.en
• dc.description.sponsorship This work was mainly funded by the HUMAINT project by the Directorate-General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. It was also funded in part by the Government of Aragón (Group T60_23R) and by the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry through the contract PID2022-136779OB-C31.en
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• dc.identifier.citation Hupont I, Fernández-Llorca D, Baldassarri S, Gómez E. Use case cards: a use case reporting framework inspired by the European AI Act. Ethics Inf Technol. 2024 Jun;26(2):19. DOI: 10.1007/s10676-024-09757-7
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10676-024-09757-7
• dc.identifier.issn 1572-8439
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/71823
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Springer
• dc.relation.ispartof Ethics and Information Technology. 2024 Jun;26(2):19
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/3PE/PID2022-136779OB-C31
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• dc.subject.keyword Trustworthy AIen
• dc.subject.keyword AI policiesen
• dc.subject.keyword Transparencyen
• dc.subject.keyword Documentationen
• dc.subject.keyword Use case modellingen
• dc.subject.keyword Risk assessmenten
• dc.title Use case cards: a use case reporting framework inspired by the European AI Acten
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