OECD AI Principles
Transparency and Explainability

OECD AI Principles OECDAI-2: Transparency, Explainability, and Public-Facing Disclosure

Adhere to OECD AI Principles Section 1.3 (Transparency and explainability). AI actors should commit to (a) transparency and responsible disclosure regarding AI systems to foster understanding of AI systems + make stakeholders aware of their interactions with AI systems including in the workplace + provide meaningful information appropriate to the context and consistent with the state of the art to those adversely affected by an AI system + enable those adversely affected by an AI system to challenge its output based on plain and easy-to-understand information on the factors and the logic that served as the basis for the prediction + recommendation + or decision. Implement (a) explainability requirements proportionate to risk and impact level with documented explainability capability per AI system, (b) algorithmic transparency measures including system documentation + model cards + datasheets + data nutrition labels, (c) user notification of AI interactions per applicable jurisdiction requirement (EU AI Act Article 50 + similar), (d) public-facing disclosure of AI use per applicable governance + regulatory + commitment regime, (e) accessibility of disclosure (multiple languages + plain language + alternative formats), (f) AI system documentation per applicable regulatory regimes (EU AI Act Annex IV + ISO/IEC 42001 + NIST AI RMF documentation).

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ISO/IEC 23894:2023 · 3 controls

  • ISO23894-5.1 Leadership and Commitment
  • ISO23894-5.2 AI Risk Management Integration
  • ISO23894-5.5 Framework Evaluation
  • AIGE-P1 Transparency and Explainability
  • AIGE-SI-1 Stakeholder communication policy and AI-use disclosure
  • MLE.1 Machine Learning Requirements Analysis
  • MLE.2 Machine Learning Architecture

Brazil AI Framework · 2 controls

  • BRAI-A26 Publicity of AIA conclusions
  • BRAI-A7 Right to prior information about AI interaction
  • AIGF-1.2 AI Ethics Governance Body
  • AIGF-3.2 Explainability
  • AUAIE-6 Transparency and explainability
  • VERMONTAICDA-4 Vermont AG Enforcement and Cure

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