# kaal:claim:4941807-023

**Claim.** In a federated model transparency and accountability across all participating entities are hard to ensure precisely because there is no centralized control, and Kaal notes that he does not otherwise advocate such centralized control.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- in federated models lacking centralized control

**Source quote.**

> In a federated model, it can be challenging to ensure transparency and accountability across all participating entities due to the lack of centralized control, which this author does not otherwise advocate.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *AI Governance Via Web3 Reputation System* (2024), Adapting Decentralization of AI Governance to AI Models, page 24

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance Via Web3 Reputation System (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4941807

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `ab66c1e99a88da1fa36b0c6b536df5184231fe6aa427f3dd53287a4e0ac79853` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202024%20-%20AI%20Governance%20Via%20Web3%20Reputation%20System.pdf

**Failure mode.** accountability gap without central control  (family: ai-oversight-and-alignment-gap)

**Topics.** governance-design, disclosure, decentralization, ai-and-agents

**Keywords.** federated-governance, transparency, accountability, decentralization, ai-governance

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4796714-030

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