THEMATIC AREAS
This thematic area measures steps countries have taken to facilitate human oversight and determination of AI systems, and to ensure a certain degree of human control in the design and operation of AI systems.
Human oversight can be defined as ‘the act of supervising something
[a practice, or process] by humans to ensure it is being done correctly’.
Human determination, which is often referred to as ‘human agency’, is defined as ‘the capacity of an individual to act with free will’.
Country and regional scores
Bright spots
Goverment Frameworks - Singapore
Government actions - New Zealand
Civil Society - India
Relevance
The principle of 'human oversight and determination' is a crucial safeguard against the potential risks associated with AI systems. Its implementation involves incorporating human involvement in the design, development, use, and deployment of AI. This approach serves multiple purposes, including enhancing AI performance and safety, upholding ethical values such as legitimacy, accountability, human autonomy, agency, and fostering public trust in AI. Specifically, the introduction of policies mandating human oversight and determination acts as a quality control mechanism to prevent algorithmic harms, while also upholding human rights and dignity based on a rights-based approach to AI.
EVIDENCE
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SCORES
Country rankings by Human oversight and determination
*In the table above, data was collected for Chinese Taipei (commonly referred to as Taiwan) and the West Bank, which is under the administration of the Palestinian Authority. No data collection took place in Gaza. We recognize that these are, at the time of writing, disputed jurisdictions.
