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AI Termcirca 2018· Added Aug 23, 2026

Explainable AI

Artificial intelligence that provides transparent and interpretable results.

Explainable AI is a subfield of artificial intelligence that focuses on developing systems that can provide clear and understandable explanations for their decisions and actions. This is achieved through the use of techniques such as model interpretability, feature attribution, and model explainability. Explainable AI is important because it allows users to trust and understand the results of AI systems, which is critical in high-stakes applications such as healthcare and finance. Explainable AI also enables the identification and mitigation of biases in AI systems, which can lead to unfair outcomes.

Examples

  • Medical diagnosis AI that provides explanations for its recommendations
  • Financial forecasting AI that provides transparent models for its predictions

Common misconceptions

  • That explainable AI is only necessary for regulatory compliance
  • That explainable AI is a trade-off with model performance

Also known as: transparent ai, interpretable ai

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