Automated individual decision-making
A decision about a person made solely by automated means that has legal or similarly significant effects.
The GDPR gives people the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produces legal effects or similarly significant effects on them, unless an exception applies such as contract, law or explicit consent. Where an exception is used, safeguards include the right to obtain human intervention, to express a view and to contest the decision. The UK has revised its version of this rule through the Data (Use and Access) Act, so firms should check which regime applies.
Agent Minute explains this term on 10 February 2027.
Related terms
Human oversightMeasures that let people understand, monitor and, when needed, override or stop a high-risk AI system.Adverse action noticeA US notice telling a credit applicant about an adverse decision and the specific principal reasons for it.ExplainabilityThe degree to which the mechanisms behind an AI system's output can be described in terms people understand.High-risk AI systemAn AI system the EU AI Act classes as high-risk, such as credit scoring, which must meet strict requirements.