This memorandum analyzes and stress-tests arguments in favor and against the inclusion of internal deployment within the scope of the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). In doing so, it aims to offer several possible interpretative pathways to the European Commission, AI providers and deployers, courts, and the legal and policy community at large based on Articles 2(1), 2(6), 2(8) of the EU AI Act. Specifically, this memorandum first analyzes four interpretative pathways based on Article 2(1)(a)-(c) supporting the application of the EU AI Act to internally deployed AI models and systems. Then, it examines possible objections and exceptions based on Articles 2(1)(a), 2(6), and 2(8), with particular attention to the complexity of the scientific R&D exception under Article 2(6). Finally, it illustrates how Articles 2(1), 2(6), and 2(8) can be viewed as complementary to each other, once broken down to their most plausible meaning and interpreted in conjunction with Articles 3(1), 3(3), 3(4), 3(9), 3(10), 3(11), 3(12), 3(63), and Recitals 12, 13, 21, 25, 97, 109, and 110.

翻译：本备忘录分析并压力测试了支持与反对将内部部署纳入《欧盟人工智能法案》适用范围的论点。基于该法案第2条第1款、第2条第6款及第2条第8款，本文旨在为欧盟委员会、人工智能提供方与部署方、司法机关以及更广泛的法律与政策界提供若干可能的解释路径。具体而言，本备忘录首先依据第2条第1款(a)-(c)项，分析了支持将《欧盟人工智能法案》适用于内部部署人工智能模型与系统的四条解释路径。随后，本文检视了基于第2条第1款(a)项、第2条第6款及第2条第8款可能存在的反对意见与例外情形，特别关注第2条第6款下科研研发例外条款的复杂性。最后，通过结合第3条第1款、第3款、第4款、第9款、第10款、第11款、第12款、第63款以及序言第12、13、21、25、97、109、110段进行解释，本文阐明当第2条第1款、第6款及第8款被分解至最合理的含义时，可被视为相互补充的条款体系。