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Applied Machine Learning Explainability Techniques

By : Aditya Bhattacharya
Book Image

Applied Machine Learning Explainability Techniques

By: Aditya Bhattacharya

Overview of this book

Explainable AI (XAI) is an emerging field that brings artificial intelligence (AI) closer to non-technical end users. XAI makes machine learning (ML) models transparent and trustworthy along with promoting AI adoption for industrial and research use cases. Applied Machine Learning Explainability Techniques comes with a unique blend of industrial and academic research perspectives to help you acquire practical XAI skills. You'll begin by gaining a conceptual understanding of XAI and why it's so important in AI. Next, you'll get the practical experience needed to utilize XAI in AI/ML problem-solving processes using state-of-the-art methods and frameworks. Finally, you'll get the essential guidelines needed to take your XAI journey to the next level and bridge the existing gaps between AI and end users. By the end of this ML book, you'll be equipped with best practices in the AI/ML life cycle and will be able to implement XAI methods and approaches using Python to solve industrial problems, successfully addressing key pain points encountered.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Section 1 – Conceptual Exposure
5
Section 2 – Practical Problem Solving
12
Section 3 –Taking XAI to the Next Level

Providing a delightful UX

In this section, we will focus on the importance of overall UX to promote the adoption of XAI/ML systems. Aaron Walter, in his book Designing for Emotion (https://abookapart.com/products/designing-for-emotion), mentioned some of the foundational elements of user needs that must be met before higher motivation can influence the behavior of the user. According to his hierarchy of user needs, pleasurable or delightful UX is at the top of the pyramid. The following figure shows Aaron Walter's hierarchy of user needs:

Figure 11.3 – Aaron Walter's hierarchy of user needs

This hierarchy of user needs defines the fundamental needs of the end user that should be fulfilled before any advanced needs of the user are addressed. So, if a system is only functional, reliable, and usable, it is not sufficient for adopting the system unless the overall UX is delightful and enjoyable! Hence, XAI/ML systems should also consider providing...