igf-2018-ws-421-algorithmic-transparency-and-the-right-to-explanation.txt 4.7 KB

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  1. IGF 2018 WS #421 Algorithmic transparency and the right to explanation
  2. Format:
  3. Break-out Group Discussions - 60 Min
  4. Theme:
  5. Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy
  6. Subtheme:
  7. ALGORITHMS
  8. Organizer 1:Alex Comninos, Association for Progressive Communications
  9. Organizer 2:Deborah Brown, Association for Progressive Communications
  10. Speaker 1:Jelena Jovanovic, Technical Community, Eastern European Group
  11. Speaker 2:Vidushi Marda, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
  12. Speaker 3:Alex Comninos, Civil Society, African Group
  13. Session Content:
  14. I - Introduction to the issues by the speakers (25 minutes) The speakers will in twenty minutes (five minutes per speaker) introduce the problems posed from a human rights perspective of automated or algorithmic decision-making. Algorithmic justice, algorithmic bias, and algorithmic transparency shall be introduced as concepts.The technical, legal and human rights issues will also be posed. 2 - Break out group discussions I [25 minutes] Groups will ask how algorithms affect their lives and identify problems that algorithms could cause for them. 15 minutes Groups will report back 10 minutes 3- Break out Group Discussion II [25 minutes] Groups will discuss technical and policy solutions to ensuring algorithms can provide a right to explanation. 15 minutes Groups will report back 10 minutes 4. Panel discussion of Group's responses 10 minutes The speakers will respond to the report backs and issues raised by the groups. 5. Questions from audience to panelists 15 minutes
  15. Interventions:
  16. - Alex Comninos and Deborah brown (APC) will be moderators - Jelena Jovanovic (cyber security professional) will provide an overview of the concepts of algorithmic transparency, algorithmic justice, algorithmic bias and real life examples of the effects of algorithms from an information security perspective. - Vidushi Marda (Article 19) will provide an overview of the human rights aspects of automated decision making. She will focus on the GDPR Article 22 and the EU guidelines on Automated decision-making. She will provide a policy and human rights perspective.
  17. Diversity:
  18. Alex Comninos, Civil Society, Male, Africa Group
  19. Deborah Brown, Civil Society, Female, Western Europe and others Group
  20. Jelena Jovanovic, Technical Community, Female, Eastern European Group
  21. Vidushi Marda, Civil Society, Female, Asia-Pacific Group
  22. Lorena Jaume-Palasi:Civil Society, Female, Western Europe and others Group
  23. Joy Liddicoat:Academia, Female, Western Europe and others Group
  24. Karen Reilly: Technical Community, Female, Western Europe and others Group
  25. Chinmayi Arun, Academia, Female, Asia-Pacific Group
  26. Malavika Jayaram, Civil Society, Female, Asia-Pacific Group
  27. Online Participation:
  28. All breakaway groups will have to chat and come up with an output for presentation, whether online or offline. Online participation will be done via breakaway groups on the collaborative online notepad etherpad - which would allow the participants to chat as well as to come up with a document for presentation at the feedback sessions The online participation will be advertised through Twitter and the RP platforms. Online participation can be done in groups that have IGF "real life participants too" will be encouraged to use etherpad to develop and report on their discussions. An ideal online participation outcome would involve the on-site and offline participants both working on the same etherpads, thus building bridges with RP.
  29. Discussion Facilitation:
  30. The speakers each introduce briefly their own concerns and interventions regarding AI
  31. Groups will ask how algorithms affect their lives and identify problems that algorithms could cause. The groups will be broken up thematically.
  32. One person shall report back from each group
  33. Group discussion shall feed into a final outcome document.
  34. For more info on group discussion, see the agenda.
  35. Onsite Moderator:
  36. [email protected]
  37. Online Moderator:
  38. [email protected]
  39. Rapporteur:
  40. Association for Progressive Communications
  41. Agenda:
  42. Part 1:Lightning talks-25 minutes
  43. - Each speaker gives a "lighting talk" of max 2 minutes on their specific area of intervention/expertise.
  44. Part 2:Breakaway group discussion -20 Minutes
  45. - Breakaway groups discussing different aspects of algorithmic transparency
  46. - The remote participants will organise an internet breakaway group
  47. - Someone from each group volunteers to rapporteur
  48. Part 3:Report back frombreakaway group discussions-10 Mintes
  49. - Rapporteurs report back and display their flip charts
  50. - Remote participants, the internet reports back
  51. - Some panelists take notes and document in order to create an outcome document for the event.
  52. Part 4:Questions-5 - 10 minutes
  53. Wrap up with questions and interventions from audience and remote participants.
  54. Session Time:
  55. Monday, 12 November, 2018 -11:20to12:20
  56. Room:
  57. Salle IX