Dutch DPA Publishes Tools for Meaningful Human Intervention in Automated Decisions
The EU General Data Protection Regulation gives people the right to human intervention in algorithmic decisions that affect them, the Dutch Data Protection Authority said Wednesday.
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With organizations increasingly using algorithms and AI for decision-making, the watchdog published tools for meaningful human intervention. Such intervention must "not only have a symbolic function; it must contribute meaningfully to decision-making."
Meaningful human intervention must be designed properly, the Dutch authority said. Its tools provide examples and an overview of questions around people, technology and design, process and governance, it said.
The authority is now fleshing out other key concepts about automated decision-making, it said, such as what it means to be "significantly" affected and what information data subjects should be given about an automated decision.