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 […]
the US Department of Defense, the research arm of DARPA that was instrumental in creating the internet, is coordinating an effort by 100 researchers at 30 institutions to create "explainable AI" protocols that can help humans understand how artificial intelligence makes decisions. The $75m programme supports increasing demand from businesses and individuals for transparency on algorithmic decision-making. The European General Data Protection Regulation will introduce a requirement in May 2018 for people significantly affected by such an AI's decision to be given an explanation.