Materially adverse outcome
Substantial negative impact on individuals or public interests.
Definition
An outcome caused or materially contributed to by an AI system that substantially affects safety, fundamental rights, economic wellbeing, public trust, or essential services — for example physical injury, denial of essential services, serious discrimination, or large-scale economic harm — and that triggers incident reporting, remediation and possible enforcement actions.
Related Terms
material impact
Customer or market-facing effects causing measurable harm....
Material Decision
Outcome with direct and substantial impact on a customer....
Significant impact
A context‑specific threshold of material effect or harm....
Incident
Adverse effect or material risk to fundamental rights from AI operation....
Unsafe AI System
AI posing unreasonable risks to health, safety, or rights....