Explainability for Accountability — Operational test: Explanations are tested with affected people for comprehension and actionability.
Operational test "Explanations are tested with affected people for comprehension and actionability." for Explainability for Accountability in the Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do) glossary category.
Operational test
Explanations are tested with affected people for comprehension and actionability.
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Explainability for Accountability is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Explainability for Accountability in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Explainability for Accountability performance over time.
Context
How this test fits the glossary entry
Category: Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do)
Explanations that are actionable, not decorative. They identify the decision owner, the data or policy basis, and how the outcome can be corrected, enabling contestability and audits . Explainability for accountability is legibility plus a working correction path.
C. Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do). Design requirements that keep people safe when systems scale.
Moves explainability from transparency theater to accountability and repair.