Why Explainable AI matters

Concetti di Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)

Folkert Stijnman

ML Engineer

An AI system

Prediction: analyze data, identify patterns, and make forecasts
- Examples: market trends, health risks, and weather patterns
Generation: generate content based on user input
- Examples: text, code, images, and sounds

Explainable AI (XAI)

Gap between technology and comprehension
Transparency
Interpretability
Accountability
Trust in AI

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Transparency in AI

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Transparency in AI: the ability to understand and trace how AI systems make decisions or predictions
Ensures fairness and accuracy
Also ensures AI is justifiable

Interpretability and accountability

Interpretability: the extent to which a human can understand the cause of a decision made by an AI system
Important for high-risk fields such as healthcare
Accountability: refers to assigning responsibility for the actions and decisions made by AI systems

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Building trust in AI systems

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People tend to distrust new automated solutions
Understanding cultivates trust
Relationship between human and technology

Why does XAI matter?

XAI allows AI systems to be:

Effective and justifiable
Clear and understandable
Promote trust and fairness
Nurturing relationship between humans and technology

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Concetti di Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)

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