Ethics & Governance

Explainability (XAI)

The degree to which AI system decisions can be understood by humans. Explainable AI helps build trust, enables debugging, and supports regulatory compliance.

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AI Ethics
The field of study and practice concerned with ensuring AI systems are developed and used in ways that are fair, transparent, accountable, and beneficial to society.

Also referenced: Model Interpretability, Transparency.

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Explainability (XAI) is part of the Ethics & Governance vocabulary used in the Generative AI Maturity Framework. See the full glossary for the complete set of 149 defined terms, or take the free maturity assessment to see where your organisation stands.

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