Did you actually agree to this?
AI is being used to make decisions about your health, employment, credit, education, and freedom. In most cases, you were never asked. You never saw a checkbox. You never had a choice.
Click each scenario below to discover where AI is making decisions about your life—without your meaningful consent.
Consent is coerced, not voluntary. You cannot get a job, access healthcare, receive government benefits, or shop without encountering AI. When the alternative is "don't participate in society," consent is meaningless.
Disclosure is deliberately vague. When companies do mention AI, they hide it in phrases like "automated systems," "technology-assisted decisions," or "data processing." You never know what's actually happening.
Opt-out is not an option. Nearly every scenario offers no way to request human-only decisions. If AI is embedded, your data goes through it whether you like it or not.
Power imbalances eliminate choice. Employers, banks, schools, and governments hold power over your livelihood, education, and freedom. "Consent" in these contexts is a legal fiction—you agree or you lose access.
Accountability is obscured. When AI makes a wrong decision—denies your loan, flags you for fraud, rejects your job application—you rarely know AI was involved. Companies can blame "the algorithm" and avoid responsibility.
"An AI system will analyze your application. It considers [specific factors]. The decision is [% automated / % human review]. Here's how it works: [explanation]."
You can request that a human make the final decision without AI influence. This option must be free, accessible, and not punished.
If AI influenced a decision, you receive a clear explanation: "Your application was denied because [specific reasons]. These factors contributed: [list]."
You can challenge AI decisions with a real appeals process. Algorithmic errors can be corrected, and you have legal recourse for harms.
Ask directly:
"Is AI being used to make decisions about me?" Ask your doctor, employer, bank, school, landlord. Force disclosure.
Request human review:
Even if not guaranteed, explicitly request that a human review your application, diagnosis, or case without AI influence.
Exercise your rights (if you have them):
EU residents have GDPR rights to explanation and contestation. Some US states (California, Colorado) have limited rights. Use them.
Support regulation:
Contact legislators to demand laws requiring AI disclosure, opt-out rights, and accountability. Organizations like ACLU and EFF advocate for these protections.
Questions to Ask Everywhere
• Is AI being used to make decisions about me?
• What data does it use, and where does that data come from?
• Can I see how the AI made its decision?
• Can I request human-only review?
• What happens to my data after this decision?