Exclusivity and paternalism in the public governance of explainable AI

摘要

In this comment, we address the apparent exclusivity and patemalism of goal and standard setting for explainable AI and its implications for the public govemance of AI. We argue that the widening use of AI decision-making, including the development of autonomous sys-tems, not only poses widely-discussed risks for human autonomy in itself, but is also the subject of a standard-setting process that is remarkably closed to effective public contesta-tion. The implications of this tum in govemance for democratic decision-making in Britain have also yet to be fully appreciated. As the governance of AI gathers pace, one of the major tasks will be ensure not only that AI systems are technically 'explainable' but that, in a fuller sense, the relevant standards and rules are contestable and that goveming institutions and processes are open to democratic contestability. (C) 2020 Perry Keller and Archie Drake. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.