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interpretability

noun \in-ˌtər-prə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

also mechanistic interpretability or explainability

TopicSafety & Ethics Senses1
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Definition of interpretability

  1. : research into understanding what is happening inside a model, such as which internal features represent which concepts, so its behavior can be explained and checked

    • Interpretability researchers found a feature that lights up for the Golden Gate Bridge.
    • Better interpretability would make AI far easier to trust.

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