# Right to explanation of individual decision-making — AI Act — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-86 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Right to explanation of individual decision-making — Right to explanation of individual decision-making *AI Act, aiact-art-86-en — https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-86* 1. Any affected person subject to a decision which is taken by the deployer on the basis of the output from a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of systems listed under point 2 thereof, and which produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects that person in a way that they consider to have an adverse impact on their health, safety or fundamental rights shall have the right to obtain from the deployer clear and meaningful explanations of the role of the AI system in the decision-making procedure and the main elements of the decision taken. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the use of AI systems for which exceptions from, or restrictions to, the obligation under that paragraph follow from Union or national law in compliance with Union law. 3. This Article shall apply only to the extent that the right referred to in paragraph 1 is not otherwise provided for under Union law. ## Guidance ### Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125684* Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements 27 March 2026 1. Background The EDPB organised an online stakeholder event on 27 March 2026 to collect stakeholders’ input on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements. The objective was to engage with stakeholders at an early stage of drafting the EDPB Guidelines on the processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements (Chapter III of… ### EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework ( *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53739* EDPB, EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework (Digital Omnibus) ### Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125697* Adopted 1 Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models Adopted on 17 December 2024 Adopted 2 Executive summary AI technologies create many opportunities and benefits across a wide range of sectors and social activities. By protecting the fundamental right to data protection, GDPR supports these opportunities and promotes other EU fundamental rights, including the right to freedom of thought, expression and information,… ### Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125752* Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce 23 May 2024 Final 2 Final 3 D ISCLAIMER The positions presented in this document result from the coordination of the members of the ChatGPT taskforce with a view to handling investigations regarding the service ChatGPT provided by the US based company OpenAI OpCo, LLC . They reflect the common denominator agreed by the S upervisory A uthorities in their interpretation of the applicable provisions of the GDPR in relation to the matters that… ### Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38075* More and more law enforcement authorities (LEAs) apply or intend to apply facial recognition technology (FRT). It may be used to authenticate or to identify a person and can be applied on videos (e.g. CCTV) or photographs. It may be used for various purposes, including to search for persons in police watch lists or to monitor a person's movements in the public space. FRT is built on the processing of biometric data , therefore, it encompasses the processing of special categories ... ## Related topics - **Right to Explanation** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-explanation-individual-decisions ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-86 · 2026-08-22