Under the EU AI Act, what are transparency obligations imposed upon organisations, and what requirements and implications do these obligations carry?
The EU AI Act aims to regulate the development and use of AI in the EU. One of the key elements of the proposed Act is the requirement for transparency. This means that organisations that develop, deploy, or use AI systems will be required to provide clear and concise information about how their systems work and what data they use. The transparency obligations under the EU AI Act are designed to address concerns about the potential risks of AI, such as algorithmic bias. By requiring organisations to be transparent about their AI systems, the Act looks to increase public trust in AI and ensure that people are able to make informed decisions about how they interact with AI-powered technologies. These transparency obligations are an important step towards ensuring that AI is developed and used in a responsible and ethical manner.
EU AI Act ensures transparency in AI systems, requiring providers to disclose purpose, data usage, processing, and decision-making. Users can challenge AI decisions, encouraging responsible practices.
The EU AI Act aims to ensure transparency in the development and deployment of AI systems. It outlines several key requirements that AI providers must adhere to. This includes providing clear and concise information about the purpose of the AI system and its operation, disclosing the data used by the AI system and how it is processed and explaining the decision-making process of the AI system. This information should be made available to users in a way that is easy to understand, include the sources of the data, the methods used to collect and process the data, and the measures taken to protect the privacy of individuals, as well as the factors that the AI system considers when making decisions and the weight that is given to each factor. In addition, it is required that users are offered a mechanism to contest the decisions made by the AI system. This mechanism should allow users to challenge the accuracy and fairness of the AI system’s decisions and to request that the decisions be reviewed by a human. By mandating transparency, the EU AI Act seeks to empower users with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand, evaluate, and challenge the decisions made by AI systems, ultimately safeguarding their rights and promoting responsible AI practices.
In certain AI systems, the inherent risks necessitate the implementation of specific transparency obligations.
To address the potential risks associated with certain AI systems, specific transparency requirements are imposed. Article 13 of the EU AI Act stipulates that high-risk AI systems must be designed to ensure that users can understand and utilise them correctly. These systems must be accompanied by clear instructions that include information about the provider, the system’s capabilities and limitations, and any potential risks. Additionally, the instructions should explain how to interpret the system’s output, any predetermined changes, and how to maintain it. If applicable, they should also outline how to collect, store, and interpret data logs. By providing this information, users can make informed decisions about the use of AI systems, ensuring responsible and ethical practices.
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