AAIA · Question #59
The PRIMARY purpose of maintaining an audit trail in AI systems is to:
The correct answer is A. Facilitate transparency and traceability of decisions.. An audit trail is a chronological record of system activities, inputs, outputs, and decision events. Its primary purpose is to enable transparency-stakeholders can see what the system did-and traceability-auditors can follow the chain of decisions back to their data inputs and lo
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The PRIMARY purpose of maintaining an audit trail in AI systems is to:
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- AFacilitate transparency and traceability of decisions.
- BAnalyze model accuracy and fairness.
- CMeasure computational efficiency.
- DEnsure compliance with regulatory standards for AI.
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(48 responses)- A92% (44)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
An audit trail is a chronological record of system activities, inputs, outputs, and decision events. Its primary purpose is to enable transparency-stakeholders can see what the system did-and traceability-auditors can follow the chain of decisions back to their data inputs and logic. This supports accountability when outcomes are disputed and allows for investigation of errors. While audit trails also support regulatory compliance (D), compliance is a downstream benefit of having traceability, not the primary purpose. Analyzing accuracy and fairness (B) and measuring computational efficiency (C) are analytical functions served by other tools, not the core function of an audit trail.
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