XAI
Technology & Computing abbreviation · Artificial Intelligence
| Stands for | Explainable artificial intelligence |
|---|---|
| Categories | Technology & Computing |
XAI stands for Explainable artificial intelligence, an artificial intelligence abbreviation.
Methods and research aimed at making AI models' decisions understandable to people, for example by showing which input features drove a prediction or which image regions a model focused on.
Example: Regulators asked for XAI reports showing why each loan application was declined.
Usage notes
DARPA ran a major research program on the topic starting in 2017. Popular techniques include SHAP values, LIME and saliency maps, while interpretability research studies the internal mechanisms of neural networks. Not to be confused with xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023 that develops the Grok chatbot.
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