U.S. Constitution — Fourteenth Amendment, due process and equal protection

AI-use reference. Binding constitutional baseline; application is fact specific. Applies to: State and local governmental action, including decisions supported by AI. Requirements or purpose: Government must respect due process and equal protection when using automated tools. Identify the affected liberty or property interest, decision process and discrimination evidence before assessing a specific use. Limits: This constitutional text does not itself create a universal AI inventory, approval form, explanation rule or right to source code. Applicable doctrine and facts determine the required process.