Policy & Regulation

biometric categorisation

AI that sorts people into groups from their physical features

Biometric categorisation systems assign people to categories, such as an age group or gender, based on biometric data like their face. Under the EU AI Act, people exposed to such a system must be told it is operating. Some uses are banned outright.

Think of it as

Like a doorman guessing each visitor's age group from a glance, done automatically by a camera.