Summary of Formal Explanations For Neuro-symbolic Ai, by Sushmita Paul et al.
Formal Explanations for Neuro-Symbolic AI
by Sushmita Paul, Jinqiang Yu, Jip J. Dekker, Alexey Ignatiev, Peter J. Stuckey
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Logic in Computer Science (cs.LO)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper tackles two significant challenges in current AI: bias and brittleness in neural architectures, as well as poor performance when a chain of reasoning is required. Neuro-symbolic AI combines the strengths of neural perception and symbolic reasoning to overcome these limitations. Additionally, explainable AI (XAI) is crucial for understanding AI behavior. To address this issue, the paper proposes a formal approach to explaining neuro-symbolic systems’ decisions. The method involves using formal abductive explanations and hierarchical problem-solving. It first generates a formal explanation for the symbolic component, identifying individual neural inputs that need explanation, which facilitates succinct explanations and improved performance. Experimental results demonstrate the proposed approach’s practical efficiency in terms of explanation size, time, training time, model sizes, and explanation quality. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps AI make better decisions by fixing two big problems: being biased or weak. Neural networks can struggle when they need to reason through a series of steps. Neuro-symbolic AI is a new approach that combines the strengths of neural networks and symbolic reasoning. It’s also important to understand how AI makes its decisions, which is why we need explainable AI (XAI). The paper suggests a way to explain AI’s decisions using formal explanations and breaking down complex problems into smaller ones. This helps create clear explanations quickly and efficiently. |
