Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Sound Administration. A Few Insights in the Light of the Spanish Legal System

In a context of increasing technologicalisation of the organisation and procedures of our public administrations with a clear impact on citizens’ rights, particularly through the use of artificial intelligence, it is convenient to consider whether our legal standards are still valid and to reflect on how to regulate the implementation of this technology in the public sector. With this approach as a premise and taking into account the principle of sound administration, this paper analyses the application of the transparency legal requirements to the algorithmic administrative activity in order to identify aspects that could be improved and adds some considerations that could help to strengthen the transparency of the algorithmic systems.