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.
AgencyVisibility
Scope
C. Ethotechnic capabilities (what systems must be able to do). Design requirements that keep people safe when systems scale.
Genealogy
Moves explainability from transparency theater to accountability and repair.
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Explainability for Accountability. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/explainability-for-accountability
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Explainability for Accountability." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/explainability-for-accountability.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Explainability for Accountability." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/explainability-for-accountability.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_explainability-for-accountability,
title={Explainability for Accountability},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/explainability-for-accountability},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB
TI - Explainability for Accountability
AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
PY - 2026
UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/explainability-for-accountability
ER -