What is KlarvoEngine?

KlarvoEngine is Klarvo's regulatory intelligence engine. It analyses your AI system through a 3-pass classification pipeline and produces an article-cited compliance memo with obligations, deadlines, and recommended controls — in under 60 seconds.

What is the EU AI Act?

The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) is the world's first comprehensive AI regulation. It classifies AI systems by risk level and imposes obligations on providers and deployers of AI systems operating in the EU.

Any organisation that provides or deploys AI systems affecting people in the EU — regardless of where the organisation is based. This includes websites with AI chatbots, companies using AI analytics, and businesses integrating AI models into their products.

Prohibited AI practices have been enforceable since February 2025. GPAI model obligations since August 2025. Article 50 transparency and most remaining obligations apply from August 2, 2026.

What are the penalties?

Up to €35 million or 7% of global turnover for prohibited practices. Up to €15 million or 3% for transparency and other violations. For SMEs, the penalty is whichever amount is lower.

Using the AI System Wizard

The AI System Wizard

The AI System intake is powered by KlarvoEngine — Klarvo's regulatory intelligence engine. Describe your AI system in 4 fields (name, vendor, department, description) and KlarvoEngine classifies it through a 3-pass pipeline in under 60 seconds. See How KlarvoEngine Classification Works for full details.

Design Principles

Under 60 seconds for a complete KlarvoEngine classification

Every answer creates action: Each response drives at least one of — classification decision, obligation flag, evidence request, or auto-generated task

Progressive disclosure: Complex questions only appear when earlier answers make them relevant (e.g., workplace notification questions only appear if you indicate workplace use)

Save and resume: Progress is saved automatically. Close the browser and come back — you'll pick up exactly where you left off

Explainability: Every question includes a "Why are we asking this?" tooltip explaining the regulatory basis

How KlarvoEngine Intake Works

The AI system intake is powered by KlarvoEngine — a 3-pass regulatory classification pipeline. Instead of answering manual questions, you describe your system in 4 fields and KlarvoEngine handles the rest.

What You Provide

Field

What to Enter

Example

System Name

What you call this AI system internally

"Customer Support Chatbot"

Vendor

Who provides it (or "In-house")

"Intercom" / "OpenAI via API" / "Built in-house"

Department

Which team owns it

"Customer Success"

Description

Plain-English explanation of what it does, who it affects, and how it's used

"AI chatbot on our website that answers customer questions about our products. Uses GPT-4 via API. Customers interact directly. No human review before responses are sent."

The description is the most important field. The more context you provide, the more precise the classification.

What KlarvoEngine Does With It

Pass 1 — Understand: Extracts structured data from your description — what the system does, who it affects, deployment regions, human involvement level, output types, workplace impact, and whether it meets the AI system definition.

Pass 2 — Classify: Maps the extracted data against the full EU AI Act — prohibited practices screening (Article 5), high-risk assessment (Annex III domains), transparency obligations (Article 50 sub-articles), GPAI model check, and industry-specific regulatory overlaps.

Pass 3 — Verify: Cross-references against 70+ pre-loaded classification scenarios, checks for common misclassification patterns, verifies consistency, and assigns a confidence score.

The entire process takes under 60 seconds.

What Gets Generated

After classification, you receive:

Classification memo — 2-3 page article-cited analysis (exportable as PDF)

Obligations — 6-15 specific obligations with deadlines and assignable owners

Smart controls — only the controls that apply (typically 8-30 out of 40)

Policy drafts — AI Acceptable Use, Worker Notification, Training Curriculum (Starter plan+)

Disclosure text — Article 50 transparency text ready to deploy

FRIA pre-fill — if high-risk, the FRIA wizard starts pre-filled

See How KlarvoEngine Classification Works for the full guide.

After Classification

Your AI system record is now complete with:

AI System Record: Full database entry with all metadata extracted by KlarvoEngine

Classification Memo: Article-cited PDF document with risk level and reasoning

Obligations List: Auto-generated with deadlines, priorities, and assignable owners

Controls: Smart selection of applicable controls with task plans

Policy Drafts: Ready-to-edit policies generated from classification data

Gap Analysis: What's complete, what's outstanding, what needs evidence