Explaining the Inexplicable?
Worried about GDPR yet? You are not alone. Many organisations are still facing up to the challenges of complying with the new regulation that will come into force next month. While many have their attention focused on the eye-watering penalties that accrue to those who fail to meet the requirements of this globally-relevant EU regulation, it may be worth considering other disrupting side-effects.
Will GDPR make machine learning illegal, for example? One of the many rights for users from the GDPR is the ‘right to explanation’. Simply put, Article 21 of this regulation suggests that a person is entitled to enough information about an automated system that they could make an informed decision to opt out.
Will this therefore require an explanation of the algorithms behind machine learning? That might be difficult, given that deep learning AI, well…. learns, and it’s often impossible to discover how that occurs.
Most experts seem to think that machines will not be required to explain themselves, or their output. However there is likely more than enough ambiguity to keep the lawyers busy.
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