TITLE:
Algorithm Interpretation Right—The First Step to Algorithmic Governance
AUTHORS:
Caixia Zou, Fanyu Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Automated Decision, Right to Explanation, Personal Information Protection Law, Artificial Intelligence
JOURNAL NAME:
Beijing Law Review,
Vol.13 No.2,
April
27,
2022
ABSTRACT: As artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly deployed in this digital era entitled to generate automated and semi-automated decisions, and the internal logic of machine learning algorithms is typically opaque, the absence of a right to explanation will put the individuals in a weak position, so the right to an explanation for such decisions has become a critical legal issue. The right to an explanation is first written in the “General Data Protection Regulations”, and this year, China lays out the “Personal Information Protection Law”, which also includes the right to explanation. However, there are still shortcomings in the relevant regulations. Therefore, this paper comprehensively sorts out the right to explanation by studying the relevant literature and using the method of comparison, points that to construct the applicable logic of the right to explanation in China to ensure its effective implementation, it is necessary to clarify the connotation of the right to explanation, establish its application path and build a collaborative governance system.