Why machine explanations must stay steady and make sense
When a computer shows why it made a choice, we expect the reason to be steady. If two things look alike, their reasons should too, but often they dont. This idea of consistent explanations is called robustness, and it matters for trust and safety. We looked at ways to measure how steady these reasons are, simple metrics anyone can use, and found many common methods fall short, they dont hold up when inputs change a little. That means a small tweak can flip the explanation, and that is confusing. There are clear ways to make explanations more steady; some fixes can be added to tools people already use, others need new design choices. The goal is to give users clear, reliable answers so decisions feel right.…
Why machine explanations must stay steady and make sense
When a computer shows why it made a choice, we expect the reason to be steady. If two things look alike, their reasons should too, but often they dont. This idea of consistent explanations is called robustness, and it matters for trust and safety. We looked at ways to measure how steady these reasons are, simple metrics anyone can use, and found many common methods fall short, they dont hold up when inputs change a little. That means a small tweak can flip the explanation, and that is confusing. There are clear ways to make explanations more steady; some fixes can be added to tools people already use, others need new design choices. The goal is to give users clear, reliable answers so decisions feel right. This work points to easy steps that could make models explain themselves better, and to why paying attention to similar inputs giving similar answers is worth fixing now.
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