Law
AI Act: Processing of Special Categories of Personal Data for Bias Detection
Article 4a of the EU AI Act allows processing of special categories of personal data for bias detection and correction in AI systems, subject to strict safeguards for fundamental rights, particularly for high-risk AI systems.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsData protection, EDPB and IT security
Why it matters
Relevant for organisations using or developing high-risk AI systems, as it permits processing of personal data for bias detection under strict safeguards.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission / AI Act Service Desk |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Non-binding guidance |
| Document type | Law |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Data protection |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer, Importer, Distributor |
| Discovered | 2026-10-01T18:16:35Z |
| Last checked | 2026-10-05T18:16:03Z |
| Link status | ok |