利益平衡视角下算法透明与商业秘密保护的冲突与协调

Conflict and Coordination between Algorithmic Transparency and Trade Secret Protection from the Perspective of Interest Balance

摘要: 算法的广泛应用与崛起对算法规制提出了挑战。算法透明原则的建立被广泛呼吁，以打开算法黑箱，维护智能社会的公共利益。但是，算法的商业秘密保护同样具有正当性基础，算法透明原则与算法主体的商业秘密保护间存在剧烈冲突。冲突的解决方法则是基于利益平衡原则寻求两者共存之道：一方面，需要从接触主体层面及接触行为层面来限制算法披露的范围，以减少对算法持有者的竞争优势的损害；另一方面，诉求有限的商业秘密保护，通过设立商业秘密的公共利益抗辩规则和引用合理使用的判断框架来建立商业秘密权利限制制度。

Abstract: The wide application and rise of algorithm challenge the algorithm regulation. The establishment of the principle of algorithmic transparency is widely called for to open the algorithm black box and safeguard the public interest of intelligent society. However, the trade secret protection of algorithms also has a legitimate basis, and there is a sharp conflict between the principle of algorithmic transparency and the trade secret protection of algorithm subjects. The solution to the conflict is to seek the coexistence of the two based on the principle of balance of interests: on the one hand, it is necessary to limit the scope of algorithm dis-closure from the level of contact subject and contact behavior to reduce the damage to the competi-tive advantage of algorithm holders; on the other hand, to seek limited trade secret protection, through the establishment of public interest defense rules for trade secrets and the use of fair use of judgment framework to establish a trade secret rights restriction system.