On the Path to the Future: Mapping the Notion of Transparency in the EU Regulatory Framework for AI

The Quest For Effective Fundamental Labour Rights in The European Post-Pandemic Scenario: Introducing Principles of Explainability and Understanding For Surveillance Through AI Algorithms and IoT Devices

“…Addressing the asymmetry of information and powers then entails pointing to the opaqueness of such surveillance. It prevents individuals (or sets of individuals, such as a trade union) from understanding its consequences and counteracting decisions arising from it (Varošanec 2022). Even more so within an employment relationship, where there is a structurally inequality between the parties involved (See supra section 2.1.2.…”

“…On the one hand, part of the literature argues that transparency should be defined according to contexts and target groups. Contextualising transparency would be vital, since it involves ensuring comprehensible explanations for specific actors with different roles and knowledge such as employees, trade unions, employers and providers: the relevance and adequacy of transparency can be assessed only in relation to these targets (Hamon et alii 2022, p. 4 and 73, Kaminski 2019, Varošanec 2022). On the other hand, an opposing approach to transparency argues that overcoming the opacity of such systems can be achieved through specific rights of explanation.…”