AI Happy Hour | AI Transparency as Outsourced Labour

Transparency on algorithmic systems is often presented as a way to hold systems accountable and to empower users and ‘data subjects’. As such, it is also required in various kinds of legislation. But doesn’t transparency just shift the burden of understanding complicated systems onto the people most affected by their decisions? Certainly, transparency is a necessary condition for data subjects to exercise their rights, but does it really help them in practice?

In this talk, Ine van Zeeland will argue that transparency on algorithmic systems delegates the work of explanation and shifts responsibilities. The result is a subtle—but significant—transfer of labour: from the organizations that design and deploy these systems, to workers, citizens, and patients tasked with interpreting, navigating, and making sense of them. Transparency, in other words, significantly changes who is responsible for dealing with the consequences of algorithmic systems.

Dr Ine van Zeeland is a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (imec-SMIT) and Universiteit Hasselt (SSW). Her research is centered around the protection of personal data and the responsible use of AI in organisational practice.

Is this for you? Administrators, industry professionals and AI enthusiasts are invited to join this session.

A balanced mix of learning and relaxation - Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in insightful discussions with Raina, followed by a casual happy hour with snacks and beverages!

This event is free to attend, but registration is compulsory.

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This event is organized by FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute.