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Audit, Don't Explain -- Recommendations Based on a Socio-Technical Understanding of ML-Based Systems

Human-Computer Interaction 2021-07-22 v1 Computers and Society

Abstract

In this position paper, I provide a socio-technical perspective on machine learning-based systems. I also explain why systematic audits may be preferable to explainable AI systems. I make concrete recommendations for how institutions governed by public law akin to the German T\"UV and Stiftung Warentest can ensure that ML systems operate in the interest of the public.

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@article{arxiv.2107.09917,
  title  = {Audit, Don't Explain -- Recommendations Based on a Socio-Technical Understanding of ML-Based Systems},
  author = {Hendrik Heuer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.09917},
  year   = {2021}
}

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This paper will be presented at the Workshop on User-Centered Artificial Intelligence (UCAI '21) at Mensch und Computer 2021

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