Also known as: Automated decision-making (ADM) Β· ADM Β· Automated Decision Making
Automated Decision-Making (ADM) refers to decisions made wholly or partly through automated systems, including systems that assist human judgment. ADM is used in both public and private sectors and may involve AI models that classify, recommend, score, approve, reject, or prioritize outcomes. Legal and governance analysis often distinguishes solely automated decisions from human-assisted decisions.
A term that the Office for AI, within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, refers to in an Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated decision-making as 'both solely automated decisions (no human judgement involved) and automated assisted decision-making (assisting human judgement).' AI systems are increasingly being used by the public and private sector for automated decision-making. See PN 708 for further details.
is the process of making a decision by automated means without any human involvement. Data protection law provides people with specific rights and protections if organisations are carrying out solely ADM that has legal or similarly significant effects on them. For example, automated decisions to award a financial loan or benefit or evaluations within recruitment tests.