Automated decisions (NO)
This is the binding constraint that actually bites on public-sector AI in Norway today, years ahead of the AI Act. Any algorithmic decision affecting an individual's rights must survive it.
What it is
Norwegian administrative law permits fully automated individual decisions only where authorised, and requires that the rules underlying such decisions be documented and made available. It sits alongside the Personal Data Act's implementation of GDPR Article 22.
Who is affected
This is the binding constraint that actually bites on public-sector AI in Norway today, years ahead of the AI Act. Any algorithmic decision affecting an individual's rights must survive it.
Key obligations
- Legal basis required before an individual decision is made fully automatically
- Documentation of the decision rules, available on request
- Right to human review under data-protection law
Recent signals
Norway prepares national AI Act transposition ahead of EEA incorporation
Norwegian ministries continued preparatory work on the national implementation act and authority designation while the AI Act awaits incorporation into the EEA Agreement, leaving Norwegian providers exposed to EU obligations before domestic ones.
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