Summary of Counterfactual Explanations For Medical Image Classification and Regression Using Diffusion Autoencoder, by Matan Atad et al.
Counterfactual Explanations for Medical Image Classification and Regression using Diffusion Autoencoder
by Matan Atad, David Schinz, Hendrik Moeller, Robert Graf, Benedikt Wiestler, Daniel Rueckert, Nassir Navab, Jan S. Kirschke, Matthias Keicher
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method is a novel counterfactual explanation (CE) technique that operates directly on the latent space of a Diffusion Autoencoder (DAE) to enhance the interpretability of machine learning models. The approach generates CEs and visualizes the model’s internal representation across decision boundaries, offering inherent interpretability. This method differs from common CE approaches that require an additional model and are typically limited to binary counterfactuals. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a new way to understand how machine learning models make predictions by showing what would happen if input features were changed. The approach is based on a type of generative model called a Diffusion Autoencoder (DAE) and allows for the creation of explanations that can be visualized in a continuous manner. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Autoencoder * Diffusion * Generative model * Latent space * Machine learning
