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EU-AI-ACT5 MIN READ

Use a FRIA to complement, not duplicate, a DPIA

Explain how a fundamental-rights impact assessment complements a GDPR data protection impact assessment for high-risk AI deployment.

The move: reuse the DPIA, then widen the lens. A DPIA is about high-risk personal data processing. It is still critical in AI governance because many AI systems process personal data, infer personal attributes, or support decisions about people. It asks whether the processing is necessary and proportionate, what risks arise, and which safeguards reduce those risks. The AI Act FRIA asks a related but broader question: what happens to people when the high-risk AI system is used in this specific deployment process? That means looking at groups affected, frequency of use, rights that may be harmed, human oversight, governance,…

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