A Right to Explanation Is a Right to a Record

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This article argues that AI explainability only matters if a system can produce a signed, replayable record of what actually happened. It says regulators and affected users will need evidence, not after-the-fact narratives, because model drift, post-hoc rationalization, and mutable logs undermine reconstruction. The piece presents Mickai’s Open Audit Record as an example of an append-only, cryptographically signed ledger designed to satisfy this requirement. It also frames post-quantum signatures and offline verification as essential for long-lived compliance evidence in regulated environments.

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