Automated decision making with legal or similarly significant effects
Automated decisions altering legal status or similarly significant interests.
Definition
Decision‑making performed by an AI system that produces legal or similarly significant effects on a person—such as affecting legal status, entitlements, access to public services, employment, or core economic rights—and therefore is subject to heightened oversight, human oversight requirements and redress mechanisms under the draft.
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Automated decision-making system
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