Protect the absent person

One-minute script

The people discussing an AI-assisted choice are not always the people who will experience its effects. A quick stakeholder check can reveal burdens, barriers, or consequences that the room has not considered.

Try this

Name one affected person or group and test the choice from their position.

Ask together

Who bears the cost if this is wrong?

Facilitator notes

Do not pretend to speak for an affected group. Identify whose direct perspective or review is still needed.

Source notes

NIST’s AI RMF treats AI risk as socio-technical and calls for diverse perspectives and attention to impacts on individuals, groups, communities, and society.