Risk Lookup
Browse AI use cases by risk level
Remote biometric identification systems
High-RiskFacial recognition in public spaces, gait recognition, fingerprint matching for identification
Facial recognition cameras in airports, gait analysis in public areas
Real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces (law enforcement)
ProhibitedLive CCTV facial recognition systems used by police or border guards in real-time
Live police facial recognition at events, real-time border surveillance cameras
Biometric categorisation by sensitive attributes
ProhibitedAI inferring race, political opinions, religion, sexual orientation from biometric data
AI inferring political views from facial features, religion from appearance
Emotion recognition systems
High-RiskDetecting fatigue in drivers, stress monitoring in workplaces or classrooms
Driver drowsiness detection, classroom attention monitoring, workplace stress sensors
Safety components of critical digital infrastructure
High-RiskAI managing electricity grids, water supply networks, internet exchange points
AI controlling power grid load balancing, water treatment automation
Road traffic management safety components
High-RiskAI controlling traffic lights, autonomous driving safety systems, incident detection
Adaptive traffic signal control, autonomous vehicle safety systems
AI determining access or admission to education
High-RiskUniversity admissions screening AI, school placement algorithms
Automated university application screening, school district placement AI
AI assessing students or evaluating learning outcomes
High-RiskAutomated essay grading, exam monitoring AI, skills assessment tools
AI essay graders, proctoring software with behavioral analysis
AI for recruitment and selection of persons
High-RiskCV screening AI, video interview analysis, automated job matching with profiling
Resume screening tools, AI video interview analyzers, automated candidate ranking
AI for employment conditions, promotion, or termination
High-RiskAlgorithmic performance management, AI deciding on pay raises or dismissals
Performance scoring algorithms, AI-driven promotion decisions
AI for task allocation and worker monitoring
High-RiskWarehouse worker monitoring AI, gig economy dispatch algorithms, productivity scoring
Amazon warehouse monitoring, Uber/Lyft dispatch algorithms
Credit scoring and creditworthiness assessment
High-RiskAI evaluating loan applications, mortgage eligibility, credit card limits
Automated loan approval systems, credit scoring models
AI in healthcare and access to public benefits
High-RiskAI triaging patients, AI deciding eligibility for social security, disability benefit assessment
Hospital triage AI, welfare eligibility assessment tools
Life and health insurance risk assessment
High-RiskAI setting insurance premiums based on health or lifestyle data
Automated health insurance pricing, life insurance risk models
Emergency call dispatch prioritisation
High-RiskAI classifying 112/999 calls by urgency and routing emergency responders
Emergency services call prioritization AI, ambulance dispatch optimization
Polygraphs and similar reliability-testing tools
High-RiskAI-powered lie detection systems, deception analysis tools used in interrogations
AI lie detectors, deception detection software for interrogations
Criminal risk assessment / recidivism prediction
High-RiskAI tools predicting likelihood of reoffending to inform bail or sentencing decisions
COMPAS-style recidivism tools, bail risk assessment AI
AI profiling to predict criminal behaviour
ProhibitedPredictive policing systems based solely on profiling of persons
Predictive policing tools based on demographic profiling
Evidence reliability assessment
High-RiskAI assessing the reliability of witness statements or digital evidence in criminal proceedings
AI analyzing witness credibility, digital evidence authentication tools
Risk assessment of persons at borders
High-RiskAI profiling travellers for risk at airports or land borders
Border traveler risk scoring, airport security profiling AI
Asylum application assessment
High-RiskAI supporting decisions on asylum claims, refugee status determination
Automated asylum claim processing, refugee status AI tools
Travel document verification
High-RiskAI-based passport and visa document authenticity checks
Automated passport scanners, visa document verification AI
AI assisting courts in fact or law determination
High-RiskAI tools helping judges analyse evidence, determine applicable law, or predict outcomes
Legal research AI for judges, evidence analysis tools in courts
AI influencing election outcomes or voter behaviour
High-RiskMicro-targeting political ads, AI generating political campaign content at scale
Political micro-targeting AI, AI-generated campaign disinformation
Subliminal or manipulative techniques
ProhibitedAI embedding hidden cues in content to subliminally influence decisions without awareness
Hidden subliminal messages in ads, AI-driven covert behavior manipulation
Exploitation of vulnerabilities (age, disability)
ProhibitedAI targeting children or disabled persons with manipulative persuasion techniques
Predatory AI targeting children with gambling, AI exploiting elderly with scams
Social scoring by public authorities
ProhibitedGovernment AI ranking citizens by their social behaviour and applying consequences
China-style social credit systems, government citizen scoring platforms
Facial recognition database scraping
ProhibitedAI building biometric databases from untargeted scraping of internet photos or CCTV
Clearview AI-style mass facial recognition database building
Emotion recognition at work or school
ProhibitedAI monitoring employee or student emotions via cameras or physiological sensors
Classroom emotion monitoring cameras, workplace mood tracking AI