Asking 'Why' in AI: Explainability of intelligent systems – perspectives and challenges. Issue 2 (19th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Preece, Alun
• Is Part Of: Intelligent systems in accounting, finance and management. Volume 25:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 72
• Publication Date: 2018-04-19
• Subjects: artificial intelligence -- explainability -- interpretability -- machine learning; Accounting -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Business -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Expert systems (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; 657.028563
• DOI: 10.1002/isaf.1422
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1055-615X

Abstract

Summary: Recent rapid progress in machine learning (ML), particularly so‐called 'deep learning', has led to a resurgence in interest in explainability of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, reviving an area of research dating back to the 1970s. The aim of this article is to view current issues concerning ML‐based AI systems from the perspective of classical AI, showing that the fundamental problems are far from new, and arguing that elements of that earlier work offer routes to making progress towards explainable AI today.