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High‑impact uses

Uses that materially affect rights, health, safety, or livelihoods.

Definition

Applications or deployments of AI that can materially affect fundamental rights, health, safety, or economic livelihood of individuals or groups, and which therefore require heightened assessment, mitigation, and oversight measures throughout the AI lifecycle.

Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Ethics Standards (National AI Ethics Standards)

Related Terms

High-impact Use

Deployments likely to materially affect fundamental rights or access to justice....

High-risk applications

Uses that affect fundamental rights, health, safety, or livelihoods....

High‑risk application

AI uses with significant impacts on life, rights, or critical infrastructure....

High-impact (high-risk) use

AI uses posing potential harms to rights, safety, or livelihoods....

high-risk use cases

Public‑interest deployments with significant impact on rights or services....

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