[trustable-software] Need for "trustable software" mentioned during UK House of Lords discussion

[Paul Sherwood]

During Artificial Intelligence Select Committee discussion yesterday [1] 
Lord Reid said:

"Ultimately, we might need a GDPR-equivalent for active machine learning 
systems to link their function to a human controller to ensure that 
organisations and individuals have protective and proportionate control 
processes in place. We might refer to the concept of that clear chain of 
responsibility, linking an audit of the specifications, code, testing 
and function to responsible individuals, as “trustable software”. Recent 
developments, including distributed ledger technology—blockchain to the 
uninitiated—would permit oversight to be implemented relatively easily.​

In an age where software is at the heart of our infrastructure, where 
these systems are both non-deterministic and fully interconnected, AI 
needs a responsible human “parent”. Whoever that “parent” might be, it 
will require a “trustable” process to introduce auditability, 
accountability and, ultimately, responsibility."

https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2018-11-19/debates/7E2052B3-2ED8-46A2-9BCE-707F674DF67A/ArtificialIntelligence(SelectCommitteeReport)