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AI GLOSSARY
Right to Explanation
Legal, Policy & Compliance
The legal or ethical entitlement of an individual to receive a meaningful explanation of how an automated decision that significantly affects them was reached. Enshrined in GDPR and echoed in the EU AI act, the right to explanation is a key safeguard against opaque algorithmic decision-making, though what constitutes a meaningful explanation in practice remains an active area of legal and technical debate.