{"id":591,"date":"2026-02-28T18:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T17:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aiolia.eu\/?page_id=591"},"modified":"2026-02-28T19:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:55:08","slug":"transparency-and-explainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aiolia.eu\/index.php\/transparency-and-explainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparency and Explainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>To ensure that AI systems and their outputs are understandable, traceable and open to scrutiny but those who use them, are affected by them or are responsible for their governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\" border=\"1\">\n  <thead style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n    <tr>\n      <th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; width: 30%; border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc;\">Organisational \/ Technical<\/th>\n      <th style=\"padding: 12px; text-align: left; width: 70%; border-bottom: 2px solid #ccc;\">Measure<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 12px; background-color: #e6f7ff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>A. Openness about tool use and purpose<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">There is clear guidance on the existence, purpose and intended use of the AI tool<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Information about why the tool is used and how it may affect individuals is made available in accessible non-technical language<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Responsibility for the tool\/system governance and oversight is clearly communicated<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Obligations are reviewed whenever the tools scope or use changes<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 12px; background-color: #e6f7ff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>B. Accessibility of information<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>BOTH<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Information about the tools functioning, inputs, outputs and safeguards is accessible to all relevant users<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Communication channels and formats are adapted to different roles, languages, digital literacy and accessibly needs<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Users know where to find information and whom to contact with concerns about the tool<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>BOTH<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Transparency is communicated clearly in non-technical language and without intent to overwhelm the reader<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\n    <tr>\n      <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 12px; background-color: #e6f7ff; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>C. Explainability of outputs and decisions<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>TECH<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">The system provides explanation of outputs at a level appropriate to their use context<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>BOTH<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Explanations enable users to understand key factors, limitations and uncertainty associated with outputs<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>ORG<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">Explanations support meaningful review, contestation or justification of AI-supported decisions<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/aiolia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AIOLIA-D3.1-certified.pdf\">AIOLIA deliverable 3.1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose: To ensure that AI systems and their outputs are understandable, traceable and open to scrutiny but those who use them, are affected by them or are responsible for their governance. 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