LESSON 4.2: WHY EXPLAINABILITY MATTERS IN AI

The push for explainable AI stems from several crucial factors: 

  • Trust and Transparency: Clear explanations increase user trust in AI systems, especially when these systems are used in high-stakes areas like healthcare or criminal justice. 
  • Ethics and Accountability: XAI helps ensure that AI systems are fair and just, allowing stakeholders to hold models accountable for their predictions and decisions. 
  • Regulatory Compliance: Some regulations, such as the EU's GDPR, require AI-based decisions to be explainable, particularly when they affect individuals’ rights or personal data.
Watch the video lecture titled “Friends Don’t Let Friends Deploy Black-Box Models: The Importance of Intelligibility in Machine Learning” from the KDD conference 2019 in Anchorage.