To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The COVID-19 crisis and recent data breaches have highlighted the importance of trustworthy data processing. In its white paper on artificial intelligence, the European Commission also emphasised that trustworthiness is a prerequisite for the adoption of digital technology. Ethical AI is one of the EU's key goals. Algorithmic biases are a particular risk that can undermine the trustworthiness of AI, and everyone developing or adopting AI applications should be prepared to deal with such biases. AI is Biased and Can Lead to Discrimination AI is biased by default, as its functioning is based on data and