“Makes automated decisions that have a material detrimental impact on individual rights without human supervision in high-risk domains -- for example, in employment, healthcare, finance, legal...”
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This clause establishes that consequential automated decisions affecting individual rights in high-risk domains require human supervision, creating a structural safeguard against unreviewed AI-driven outcomes in sensitive areas.
Interpretive note: The excerpt ends with an ellipsis, indicating the listed domains are non-exhaustive examples. The canonical claim names the stated examples; additional unlisted domains may also fall within scope.
Users are prohibited from deploying Google Gemini to make automated decisions that have a material detrimental impact on individual rights without human supervision in high-risk domains including employment, healthcare, finance, and legal.
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This clause establishes that consequential automated decisions affecting individual rights in high-risk domains require human supervision, creating a structural safeguard against unreviewed AI-driven outcomes in sensitive areas.
Users are prohibited from deploying Google Gemini to make automated decisions that have a material detrimental impact on individual rights without human supervision in high-risk domains including employment, healthcare, finance, and legal.
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