EveryAILaw.comDoes QCB Artificial Intelligence Guideline require Transparency & Disclosure?
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Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Transparency & Disclosure across 1 provision:
- Annual register disclosure — Disclose the full AI systems Register to QCB annually (10.6); clauses 10.1-10.5 address the register, risk criteria, high-level risk and impact assessment, high-risk systems and Provider identification
- On-request register disclosure — Disclose the full Register upon QCB request (10.6)
- Customer notification — Notify customers when they interact with an AI system and provide accurate, understandable and accessible plain-language disclosure (20.1-20.2)
- Customer information — Provide instructions, explain the data types, variables and factors affecting decisions upon customer request, and disclose how an AI decision may affect the customer and whether it is reversible (20.4-20.6)
AI Transparency and Disclosure
Clause 20.3 guidance says customers should be informed of AI products/services, risks and limitations, including each high-risk interaction. This should-language is not promoted into the mandatory requirements below; those separately reflect clauses 10.6 and 20.1-20.2, 20.4-20.6.
Penalties qualification: Subject to QCB's general supervisory enforcement powers.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Annual register disclosure | Disclose the full AI systems Register to QCB annually (10.6); clauses 10.1-10.5 address the register, risk criteria, high-level risk and impact assessment, high-risk systems and Provider identification |
| On-request register disclosure | Disclose the full Register upon QCB request (10.6) |
| Customer notification | Notify customers when they interact with an AI system and provide accurate, understandable and accessible plain-language disclosure (20.1-20.2) |
| Customer information | Provide instructions, explain the data types, variables and factors affecting decisions upon customer request, and disclose how an AI decision may affect the customer and whether it is reversible (20.4-20.6) |