Definitions

Biometric categorisation system

Art. 3(40)Art. 5(1)(g)

A biometric categorisation system is an AI system intended to assign natural persons to specific categories such as sex, age, hair colour, eye colour, tattoos, ethnic origin or sexual and political orientation. Categorisation based on biometric data to infer race, political opinions or sexual orientation is prohibited.

Related terms

Biometric identification system

An AI system intended to identify natural persons by comparing their biometric data to a reference database.

Prohibited AI practices

Uses of AI strictly prohibited due to their nature contrary to Union values.

Related obligations

Consult the regulatory obligations associated with biometric categorisation system in our article guide.

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