Transparency of artificial intelligence systems as an expression of the right to be informed

• Author: Malgorzata Duda-Smialek
• Pages: 233-244

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as an expression of the right to be informed

Małgorzata Duda-miałek1

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1. INTRODUCTION

Development of algorithms and availability of large amounts of data make

artificial intelligence one of the most strategic technologies of the 21st century.

Artificial intelligence, as any other technology, not only offers huge possibilities,

but also creates a number of threats and challenges, in particular in the area

of safety, determination of liability and may be conducive to bias and even

discrimination on many issues. Therefore, it is the priority for member states

of European Union to determine the approach to AI, its capacities and threats

that it carries2. For several years, the European Union has been taking steps not

only aimed at ensuring competitive position of the EU on the international arena

within the scope of use of the Artificial Intelligence, but also at facing the social

and political challenges related to such technological progress. To this aim, in

line with the Communication “Artificial Intelligence for Europe” of 25 April

2018, proper preparation of legal and ethical framework for the development of

AI is necessary. These rules should rely on the values specified in Art. 2 of the

1 PhD student at Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University.

2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament “Artificial intelligence for

Europe”, {SWD(2018) 137 final}, 25.4.2018, p. 17.

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