ARLINGTON, Va. — The research arm of the U.S. Department of Defense is marshalling an international effort to overcome what many say is the biggest obstacle to widespread adoption of artificial intelligence: teaching algorithms to explain their decision-making to humans. A group of 100 researchers at more than 30 universities and private institutions is working […]
DARPA , the research arm of the US Department of Defense that was instrumental in creating the internet , is coordinating an effort by 100 researchers at various institutions to create " explainable AI " protocols that can help humans understand how artificial intelligence makes decisions . The $ 75 million programme reflects increasing requests from businesses and individuals for transparency on algorithmic decision - making . The European AI Data Protection Initiative will introduce a requirement in May 2018 for people significantly affected by such an AI 's decision to be given an explanation .