The Right to Transparency in Public Governance: Freedom of Information and the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Public Agencies
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The Right to Transparency in Public Governance : Freedom of Information and the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Public Agencies. / Olsen, Henrik Palmer; Hildebrandt, Thomas Troels; Wiesener, Cornelius; Larsen, Matthias Smed; Ammitzbøll Flügge, Asbjørn William.
In: Digital Government: Research and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 1, 8, 12.03.2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Right to Transparency in Public Governance
T2 - Freedom of Information and the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Public Agencies
AU - Olsen, Henrik Palmer
AU - Hildebrandt, Thomas Troels
AU - Wiesener, Cornelius
AU - Larsen, Matthias Smed
AU - Ammitzbøll Flügge, Asbjørn William
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PY - 2024/3/12
Y1 - 2024/3/12
N2 - What information should and can be transparent for artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms? This article examines the socio- technical and legal perspectives of transparency in relation to algorithmic decision-making in public administration. We show how transparency in AI can be understood in light of the various technologies and the challenges one may encounter. Despite some first steps in that direction, there exists so far no mature standard for documenting AI models. From a legal perspective, this article examined the applicable freedom of information (FOI) regimes across different jurisdictions, with a particular focus on Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. Despite notable differences, our findings show that the FOI regimes generally only grant access to existing documents, and that access can be denied on the basis of the wide proprietary interests and internal documents exemptions. This is why we ultimately conclude that the European data-protection framework and the proposed EU AI Act -with their far-reaching duties to document the functioning of AI systems -provide promising new avenues for research and insights into transparency in AI.
AB - What information should and can be transparent for artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms? This article examines the socio- technical and legal perspectives of transparency in relation to algorithmic decision-making in public administration. We show how transparency in AI can be understood in light of the various technologies and the challenges one may encounter. Despite some first steps in that direction, there exists so far no mature standard for documenting AI models. From a legal perspective, this article examined the applicable freedom of information (FOI) regimes across different jurisdictions, with a particular focus on Denmark and other Scandinavian countries. Despite notable differences, our findings show that the FOI regimes generally only grant access to existing documents, and that access can be denied on the basis of the wide proprietary interests and internal documents exemptions. This is why we ultimately conclude that the European data-protection framework and the proposed EU AI Act -with their far-reaching duties to document the functioning of AI systems -provide promising new avenues for research and insights into transparency in AI.
KW - administrative decision-making
KW - algorithm
KW - freedom of information
KW - Transparency
U2 - 10.1145/3632753
DO - 10.1145/3632753
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85187807869
VL - 5
JO - Digital Government: Research and Practice
JF - Digital Government: Research and Practice
SN - 2639-0175
IS - 1
M1 - 8
ER -
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