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Link to content: [Designing Accountable Systems][content]

### Description

You're welcome to join us for our next Data Ethics Club meeting on [17th May at 1pm UK time][timedate].
You don't need to register, just pop in.
This time we're going to watch/read [Designing Accountable Systems][content] by Kacianka and Pretschner, which is a paper about how we can analyse accountability in technical systems.

### Brief summary
*Note for references mentioned here, please refer to the paper link*
### Brief summary

There are many different definitions of accountability. Some of these come from computer science, but earlier definitions are from more philosophical fields.
A recent review has found the most common type of accountability in algorithmic accountability studies is the one given by Mark Boven which states that:
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In conclusion they say that "while SCMs are not sufficient to ensure accountability, a correct understanding of the underlying causal mechanisms is necessary for any notion of accountability... SCMs are a powerful tool to analyze systems and, if they are not accountable, provide a well-reasoned argument why this is the case, and how the system should be improved."

*Note for references mentioned here, please refer to the paper link*

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