Transparent Governance in an Automated Age: Challenges and Solutions in Public Authorities AI Deployment
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Algorithmic Governance, Administrative Law, Transparency, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Accountability, Comparative LawAbstract
The integration of artificial intelligence into administrative governance has transformed public decision-making but simultaneously challenged the foundational principle of transparency in administrative law. Through a comparative legal analysis, this paper examines how automated decision-making systems—particularly the OCI (“Robo-Debt”) case—expose deficiencies in procedural fairness, explainability, and accountability. It identifies the algorithmic “black box” as a structural barrier to transparency, undermining the rule of law and citizens’ trust in government. The study argues that embedding Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) within administrative processes offers a legal–technical solution to reconcile automation with transparency. By linking algorithmic governance to existing administrative review principles, XAI enables interpretability, justifiability, and contestability of automated decisions, thereby strengthening democratic legitimacy in the age of algorithmic administration.
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