# Recital 13: Operator

> EU AI Act (2024/1689)
> Source: https://en.ai-act.io/recital/operator

The notion of ‘deployer’ referred to in this Regulation should be interpreted as any natural or legal person, including a public authority, agency or other body, using an AI system under its authority, except where the AI system is used in the course of a personal non-professional activity. Depending on the type of AI system, the use of the system may affect persons other than the deployer.