Rights & Ethics
significant adverse effect
Materially consequential negative outcome from an automated decision.
Definition
An effect of an automated decision that materially impacts an individual's legal status, access to services, employment, credit, benefits, or other outcomes of comparable consequence, which determines whether enhanced protections and procedures apply.
Related Terms
Legal or similarly significant effects
Outcomes that materially affect an individual's rights or opportunities....
Automated decision making with legal or similarly significant effects
Automated decisions altering legal status or similarly significant interests....
Consequential decisions
Decisions materially affecting individuals' rights or access to services....
Significant impact
A context‑specific threshold of material effect or harm....
Unlawful Discrimination or Disparate Impact
AI outcomes causing unjustified differential treatment or adverse effects based on protected characteristics....