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Algorithmic Decision-Making(also: ADM, Automated decision-making)

The use of software systems — from rule-based logic to machine learning models — to make or substantially inform decisions that affect individuals, such as eligibility for benefits, credit, housing, or employment. In public services, algorithmic decision-making is often deployed…

Algorithmic accountability(also: AI accountability)

The principle that organizations and individuals responsible for creating and deploying algorithmic systems should be held responsible for the outcomes and impacts of those systems. In accessibility contexts, algorithmic accountability addresses who is responsible when…

Decentralized Autonomous Organization(also: DAO, Decentralised Autonomous Organisation)

A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is an internet-native collective governed by rules encoded in smart contracts on a blockchain, rather than by a centralized management hierarchy. Members hold governance tokens and participate in collective decisions — such as…

Model Cards(also: Model card)

Short structured documents, proposed by Mitchell et al. (2019), that accompany a machine learning model and report its intended uses, performance across relevant demographic subgroups, training data, evaluation metrics, known limitations, and ethical considerations. Model cards…

Red-teaming(also: Red team testing)

A structured adversarial-testing practice in which a dedicated team deliberately attempts to break, manipulate, or provoke harmful outputs from a system — originally from military strategy, now widely used for AI systems including large language models. In an accessibility and…

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