Disparate Impact
Discriminatory effect of AI systems that disproportionately affects protected groups, even without discriminatory intent.
Definition
Disparate impact refers to a substantially different rate of selection, hiring, or other employment decision that works to the disadvantage of members of a protected group. In the context of LL144, it specifically refers to the assessment of an AEDT's impact on persons based on race, ethnicity, and sex.
Related Terms
Algorithmic Discrimination
Unfair or unlawful differential treatment or impact caused by an AI or algorithmic system against individuals or groups, often on protected characteristics....
Bias
A systematic difference in how an AI system treats or represents people, groups, objects, or outcomes that can lead to unfair or discriminatory results....
Protected Characteristics
Personal attributes that cannot lawfully be used as the basis for discriminatory treatment in AI systems....
Non-Discrimination
Requirement that AI systems do not produce unjustified differential treatment or disproportionate adverse impacts against individuals or groups based on protected or analogous characteristics....