Dictionary entry
AI register
also AI systems register or AI use case inventory or algorithm register
Definition of AI register
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: a structured inventory that records the AI or algorithmic systems an organization develops, buys, or uses, often including their purpose, owner, data, risk, status, and oversight arrangements
- The city added its traffic-prediction system to the public AI register before deployment.
- Auditors used the internal AI register to identify tools that had never received a privacy review.
Two meanings, one word
In everyday English
A register is an official list or record of items, people, or events.
In AI
A structured inventory that records the AI or algorithmic systems an organization develops, buys, or uses, often including their purpose, owner, data, risk, status, and…
Origin & history
Public algorithm registers developed by cities including Amsterdam and Helsinki helped establish the practice, while later government standards and AI regulations expanded registration and inventory requirements for algorithmic and high-risk AI systems.
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"AI register." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/ai-register/. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.