AI Associate Ethical AI and Data Privacy Practice Question
A company is deploying an AI system to recommend products to customers. To comply with GDPR's right to explanation, which TWO practices should they implement? (Choose 2)
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse the right to explanation with the right to object or data minimization, leading them to select opt-out or anonymization options instead of the transparency and human review practices.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Provide a list of the most influential factors for each recommendation
GDPR's right to explanation requires that individuals can understand the logic behind automated decisions. Providing a list of the most influential factors for each recommendation directly addresses this by offering transparency into the model's decision-making process, such as feature importance scores from a tree-based or linear model.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Store all recommendation logs for at least 10 years
Why it's wrong here
Storage duration is a data retention practice, not directly an explanation right.
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Provide a list of the most influential factors for each recommendation
Why this is correct
Score factors give customers insight into why a recommendation was made.
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Allow customers to opt out of all AI recommendations
Why it's wrong here
Opt-out is a right but not specifically 'right to explanation'.
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Use only anonymized data for recommendations
Why it's wrong here
Anonymization reduces privacy risk but does not fulfill the right to explanation.
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Offer a human review process if a customer requests an explanation
Why this is correct
Human review satisfies the right to obtain human intervention and explanation.
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