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Comment by European Economic and Social Committee

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European Union consultative body representing organised civil society.
It must be possible to understand how and why AI systems produce certain results. The decision-making processes behind AI models should be documented in a transparent, comprehensible manner so as to foster trust and avoid misunderstandings, a concept known as ‘explainable AI’.
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Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Interdependences between AI applications and liberal professions services: addressing urgent societal needs (own-initiative opinion)
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Require AI systems above a capability threshold to be interpretable
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AI Verified The EESC explicitly calls for AI decision processes to be understandable and documented as explainable AI, directly bearing on interpretability requirements. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The EESC says AI decision processes must be understandable and documented as explainable AI, matching ‘for’ interpretability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4 · 19d ago

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AI Verified EUR-Lex’s official EESC opinion contains the wording verbatim at section 6.6 and supports the Jan. 16, 2026 Official Journal date. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.4 · 19d ago
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