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Right to an Explanation of a Decision

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Right to an Explanation of a Decision

Right to an Explanation of a Decision

The right to a clear and meaningful explanation of how an AI system contributed to a specific decision affecting you — what role the system played, the main factors that led to the outcome, and what it means for you. This right covers the decision actually made about you; the right to be informed about how the system works in general is a separate right.

  • Description of Rights

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Live API response from GET /schemas/ai@2026-05-06-beta/elements/right_individual_decision_explanation.

element "right_individual_decision_explanation"37 lines
{
  "id": "right_individual_decision_explanation",
  "category_id": "rights",
  "title": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "value": "Right to an Explanation of a Decision"
    }
  ],
  "description": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "value": "The right to a clear and meaningful explanation of how an AI system contributed to a specific decision affecting you — what role the system played, the main factors that led to the outcome, and what it means for you. This right covers the decision actually made about you; the right to be informed about how the system works in general is a separate right."
    }
  ],
  "authoring_guidance": [],
  "examples": [],
  "sources": [],
  "symbol_id": "dtpr_api",
  "variables": [
    {
      "id": "rights",
      "label": [
        {
          "locale": "en",
          "value": "Description of Rights"
        }
      ],
      "required": true
    }
  ],
  "shape": "octagon",
  "icon_variants": [
    "default",
    "dark"
  ]
}