California AB1018 regulates automated decision systems that materially impact natural persons, requiring assessments, disclosures, and compliance.

California AB1018, known as the Automated Decisions Safety Act, mandates that developers of automated decision systems (ADS) conduct impact assessments to identify potential biases and disparate impacts. Developers must provide documentation to deployers, who use the ADS to make consequential decisions. Deployers must disclose to subjects that an ADS is used, provide details about the ADS, and offer opportunities to correct information or appeal decisions. The bill also outlines penalties for non-compliance and exceptions for certain federal regulations and emergency situations.

California AB1018 regulates automated decision systems that materially impact natural persons, requiring assessments, disclosures, and compliance.

California AB1018, known as the Automated Decisions Safety Act, mandates that developers of automated decision systems (ADS) conduct impact assessments to identify potential biases and disparate impacts. Developers must provide documentation to deployers, who use the ADS to make consequential decisions. Deployers must disclose to subjects that an ADS is used, provide details about the ADS, and offer opportunities to correct information or appeal decisions. The bill also outlines penalties for non-compliance and exceptions for certain federal regulations and emergency situations.