Summary of Generally-occurring Model Change For Robust Counterfactual Explanations, by Ao Xu et al.
Generally-Occurring Model Change for Robust Counterfactual Explanations
by Ao Xu, Tieru Wu
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Jul 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Methodology (stat.ME)
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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 the crucial issue of interpretability in machine learning, particularly focusing on counterfactual explanation methods that help users understand model decisions and how to change them. The authors investigate the robustness of these algorithms to changes in the underlying models, building upon previous research on Naturally-Occurring Model Change. They propose a more comprehensive concept, Generally-Occurring Model Change, which encompasses a broader range of model parameter changes. The paper provides probabilistic guarantees for this concept and also explores data set perturbations, leveraging optimization theory to derive relevant results. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper is about making sure machine learning models are understandable and can be changed if needed. Right now, many decisions are being made by computers using algorithms, which can have a big impact on people’s lives. To help make these decisions more transparent, the field of interpretable machine learning has developed methods like counterfactual explanations. These explain not only why the model makes certain decisions but also how to change them. In this paper, the authors study how well these methods work when the underlying models change. They propose a new way of thinking about these changes and prove some important mathematical results. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Machine learning » Optimization
