Judicial Review
The legal process by which courts evaluate the lawfulness of decisions made or assisted by AI, ensuring accountability and due process.
Definition
When an AI-supported decision (e.g., sentencing recommendation, benefit denial) is challenged, courts examine whether the AI process complied with legal standards—adequacy of human oversight, data rights, and transparency of rationale. Judicial review grounds AI accountability in established due-process principles, requiring maintainable logs, explainability, and the availability of human appeal mechanisms.
Real-World Example
A social-welfare recipient appeals an AI-based benefit-denial. In court, the judge reviews the AI’s decision logs and SHAP explanations, determines that the model misapplied income thresholds, and orders the agency to reinstate benefits and revise its AI audit procedures to include an appeal-review step.
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