# Recital (31)

AI systems providing social scoring of natural persons by public or private actors may lead to discriminatory 
outcomes and the exclusion of certain groups. They may violate the right to dignity and non-discrimination and the 
values of equality and justice. Such AI systems evaluate or classify natural persons or groups thereof on the basis of 
multiple data points related to their social behaviour in multiple contexts or known, inferred or predicted personal 
or personality characteristics over certain periods of time. The social score obtained from such AI systems may lead 
to the detrimental or unfavourable treatment of natural persons or whole groups thereof in social contexts, which 
are unrelated to the context in which the data was originally generated or collected or to a detrimental treatment that 
is disproportionate or unjustified to the gravity of their social behaviour. AI systems entailing such unacceptable 
scoring practices and leading to such detrimental or unfavourable outcomes should therefore be prohibited. That 
prohibition should not affect lawful evaluation practices of natural persons that are carried out for a specific purpose 
in accordance with Union and national law.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/31