---
title: "What does the GDPR and the \"right to explanation\" mean for AI?"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/what-does-the-gdpr-and-the-right-to-explanation-mean-for-ai/"
date: "2018-02-12T05:21:06+00:00"
section: "IT Compliance"
tags:
  - "Artificial Intelligence"
  - "Data Protection"
  - "GDPR"
  - "IT Compliance"
source: "csoonline.com"
source_url: "https://www.csoonline.com/article/3254130/compliance/what-does-the-gdpr-and-the-right-to-explanation-mean-for-ai.html"
---

# What does the GDPR and the "right to explanation" mean for AI?

February 12, 2018 · Reported by csoonline.com

> Security teams increasingly rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence to protect assets. Will a requirement to explain how they make decisions make them less effective?”But I’m not guilty,” said K., “there’s been a mistake. How is it even possible for someone to be guilty? We’re all human beings here, one like the other.”

[Read the full article at csoonline.com](https://www.csoonline.com/article/3254130/compliance/what-does-the-gdpr-and-the-right-to-explanation-mean-for-ai.html)

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