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Challenges in interpretability of additive models

Published: April 14, 2025 | arXiv ID: 2504.10169v1

By: Xinyu Zhang, Julien Martinelli, ST John

Potential Business Impact:

Makes computer brains easier to understand.

Business Areas:
Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence, Data and Analytics, Software

We review generalized additive models as a type of ``transparent'' model that has recently seen renewed interest in the deep learning community as neural additive models. We highlight multiple types of nonidentifiability in this model class and discuss challenges in interpretability, arguing for restraint when claiming ``interpretability'' or ``suitability for safety-critical applications'' of such models.

Page Count
6 pages

Category
Computer Science:
Machine Learning (CS)