Comments on the Eu Proposal for the Artificial Intelligence Act

Transparency for what purpose?: Designing outcomes‐focused transparency tactics for digital platforms

“…This is a long-term and ongoing task, and more research will be demanded, but an outcomes-focused transparency tactics selection approach is the one that is most suited to the constantly-evolving nature of algorithms, digital platforms, and our societies. Kiseleva (2021). On a lighter note, even ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, has reported that transparency is paramount: when German MEP Damian Boeselager asked ChatGPT to create a speech in the style of Shakespeare on how to regulate AI, the policy-focused portion began with "Transparency must be its guiding light."…”

“…Depending on the context, different normative justifications may carry more weight, and may also require different types of transparency (many of which are listed in the previous section). For example, transparency as communication can enable contestation and some forms of accountability, transparency as explainability can enable inclusivity and fairness and other forms of accountability, and transparency as choice can encourage empowerment (Kiseleva, 2021). The reality is that which justification is most valid depends on the context and on the specific objectives and outcomes we hope to achieve.…”

“…22Including the 2021 European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, the 2018 Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI issued by the High‐Level Expert Group on AI, the 2020 White Paper on AI issued by the European Commission, the 2020 European Parliament's Framework of ethical aspects of AI, robotics and related technologies, and the 2021 European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence. See Kiseleva (2021). On a lighter note, even ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, has reported that transparency is paramount: when German MEP Damian Boeselager asked ChatGPT to create a speech in the style of Shakespeare on how to regulate AI, the policy‐focused portion began with “Transparency must be its guiding light.” See Chatterjee (2023).…”

Should we regulate Artificial Intelligence or some uses of software?

“…3). The draft act provides exclusions for some uses 7 of AI. 8 Thereafter, a risk based approach is used to determine the level of regulation.…”

“…Many have proposed the need and ways to regulate the use of AI in the context of social media platforms [1], health systems [2], autonomous vehicles [3], finance [4], amongst other sectors and activities. Recently the EU laid down a proposal for AI-specific regulation (EU's draft AI Act) 1 which has received varying feedback [5][6][7]. In this commentary, a discussion is presented pertaining to two pertinent questions: if we should regulate AI, (i) what should we regulate?…”