GOVGOV-006 — Audit and Assurance Gaps
AI Systems Fail to Explain Internal Decision-Making to Oversight Bodies
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI models operating across government functions cannot reliably articulate the reasoning behind their outputs, leaving decisions opaque to scrutiny. Regulators and ministers face accountability deficits when no audit trail connects automated conclusions to interpretable logic.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — An Exploratory Diagnosis of Artificial Intelligence Risks for a Responsible Governance (Teixeira2022) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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