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Algorithmic transparency in the GDPR

Ibrahim, Seifeldin Refaat Hussein LU (2022) JAEM03 20221
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Now AI is being used nearly in everything we have. Ranging from hand-wrest watches to household systems used inside houses. According to a report by McKinsey and Co, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to have a significant impact on the economy in the coming years, with the potential to add trillions of dollars annually to the global economy. Furthermore, advances in algorithms and data collection have made AI stronger and more useful in practice.

The main challenges for AI are the fear of various possibilities to provide biases in a biased decision without the ability to interpret the decision. This is exacerbated by the presence of the black box dilemma and not being able to justify the output of the system. A main component of... (More)
Now AI is being used nearly in everything we have. Ranging from hand-wrest watches to household systems used inside houses. According to a report by McKinsey and Co, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to have a significant impact on the economy in the coming years, with the potential to add trillions of dollars annually to the global economy. Furthermore, advances in algorithms and data collection have made AI stronger and more useful in practice.

The main challenges for AI are the fear of various possibilities to provide biases in a biased decision without the ability to interpret the decision. This is exacerbated by the presence of the black box dilemma and not being able to justify the output of the system. A main component of AI is using a substantial amount of data that is used as input for the system to process. The Systems are created so they can be intelligent as possible, and as a result, the system will learn from the data used, and provide outputs automatically without being asked to do so. Hence, the processing of the personal data used in the system must be regulated so we can trust that systems are working in favor of humanity. This urged the EU to attempt to regulate the processing of personal data and released the data protection directive 20 years ago. This directive evolved into the current General data protection regulation “GDPR”.

Aiming at fostering trust between data subjects and the automated decision-making systems, The GDPR stipulated transparency as a general principle for the processing of personal data. This paper will examine in the beginning what is AI, how it is being used, how it falls under the scope of the regulation, and finally what is meant by transparency in the context of the GDPR, and the regulation makes obligations to serve its achieving. (Less)
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author
Ibrahim, Seifeldin Refaat Hussein LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAEM03 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
AI, GDPR, The right to receive an explanation, the right to be informed, algorithms
language
English
id
9100181
date added to LUP
2022-09-15 08:12:34
date last changed
2022-09-15 08:12:34
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  abstract     = {{Now AI is being used nearly in everything we have. Ranging from hand-wrest watches to household systems used inside houses. According to a report by McKinsey and Co, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to have a significant impact on the economy in the coming years, with the potential to add trillions of dollars annually to the global economy. Furthermore, advances in algorithms and data collection have made AI stronger and more useful in practice. 

The main challenges for AI are the fear of various possibilities to provide biases in a biased decision without the ability to interpret the decision. This is exacerbated by the presence of the black box dilemma and not being able to justify the output of the system. A main component of AI is using a substantial amount of data that is used as input for the system to process. The Systems are created so they can be intelligent as possible, and as a result, the system will learn from the data used, and provide outputs automatically without being asked to do so. Hence, the processing of the personal data used in the system must be regulated so we can trust that systems are working in favor of humanity. This urged the EU to attempt to regulate the processing of personal data and released the data protection directive 20 years ago. This directive evolved into the current General data protection regulation “GDPR”. 

Aiming at fostering trust between data subjects and the automated decision-making systems, The GDPR stipulated transparency as a general principle for the processing of personal data. This paper will examine in the beginning what is AI, how it is being used, how it falls under the scope of the regulation, and finally what is meant by transparency in the context of the GDPR, and the regulation makes obligations to serve its achieving.}},
  author       = {{Ibrahim, Seifeldin Refaat Hussein}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Algorithmic transparency in the GDPR}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}