A Procedural Sedative: The GDPR’s Right to an Explanation

What remedies do you have when AI errs, when it discriminates, or harms you in some other way? How can we hold organizations accountable when they cause people harm during the development, distribution, or use of AI? Arguably, the first step is understanding how the system in question works. To this end, the right to an explanation, provided in EU law under the GDPR and the AI Act, is one of the most important remedies individuals have to contest AI.