Credit scoring AI systems are subject to anti-discrimination regulations that prohibit using models that produce biased outcomes affecting protected classes. When bias cannot be eliminated through technical means, continuing to operate the system creates ongoing legal violations and harm to affected individuals.
Why B is Correct: According to ISACA AAIR risk treatment guidance and legal compliance obligations, removing a biased credit-scoring system from production is the appropriate response when bias cannot be technically remediated. Continuing to operate a system known to produce discriminatory credit decisions violates anti-discrimination laws (such as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), exposes the organization to regulatory enforcement, and causes ongoing harm to affected borrowers. Risk avoidance through system withdrawal is the appropriate treatment when the risk cannot be adequately mitigated.
Why A is Wrong: Requesting senior management risk acceptance for confirmed legal violations is inappropriate because organizations cannot accept risks involving known regulatory breaches. Senior management cannot legitimately authorize continued discriminatory lending practices.
Why C is Wrong: Sourcing a replacement system is a necessary future action but takes time to procure, validate, and deploy. In the interim, the biased system should not continue operating. Removing the system from production should precede replacement planning.
Why D is Wrong: Applying compensating controls to generate offsetting biases compounds the discriminatory problem rather than resolving it. Deliberately introducing additional bias—even in the opposite direction—creates an unpredictably biased model that does not produce fair outcomes.
