HUMAN OVERS[A]IGHT: THE OPS ROOM

HUMAN OVERSAIGHT: THE OPS ROOM is a real-time generative, interactive audio-visual installation developed as a human oversight department for high-risk AI systems. It is established according to the European Artificial Intelligence Act [EU AI Act], as described in Article 14, which suggests that in high-risk AI systems a human-machine interface such as a “stop button” is needed, to bring the system to a halt.
Can the system be stopped by a button, and why not? We investigate how humans can oversee and evaluate these processes, by visualizing the internal operations of an automated system. We invite visitors to take upon a central role in human oversight of high-risk AI systems and encourage them to engage with a human-machine interface to oversee the systems’ operations. We provide possibilities for action for people to claim back their political agency to stop or affect the system.