TRANSPARENCY IN ENACTING LEGAL ACTS ON AI USAGE: THE INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK AND ALBANIA'S APPROACH
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly become part of everyday life with the purpose of the process of automation and efficiency enhancement, transparency in the enactment of the regulatory framework governing AI remains one of the most significant challenges. The government aims to ensure transparency and accountability in the era of rapid technological advancements, regulating the usage of AI emerges as a critical phenomenon in facing the government with the unknown. This article elaborates on the legal and ethical implications of ensuring transparency while drafting and implementing the AI-regulated framework. It analyses that the responsible institutions have undertaken the measures to introduce the related legal acts that regulate AI into the border actors, such as the interested stakeholders, experts, and the public, in making the drafting and implementation process on the usage of AI by the public administration more inclusive. The development and applications of AI in Albania are still at an early stage, with several critical factors being an obstacle to its adoption on a larger scale. As the usage of AI in Albania is one headline of the government’s aim to use it in the approximation process of the legislation, the Albanian framework on the usage of AI remains vague in the context of its applicability and leaves room for interpretation for further regulations. This article focuses on the challenges that Albania faces in implementing AI systems. It explores the global examples and compares the initiatives taken by the Albanian government in introducing the usage of AI with the EU acquis. The article focuses on the mechanisms, such as public consultations and the regulatory impact assessments (RIAs), to increase transparency and mitigate any risks associated with the unclear regulatory framework in this regard.
Keywords: AI, AI acts, transparency, RIA, consultation, accountability, Albania, EU integration.
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