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Home/Glossary/XAI (Explainable AI)
AI Glossary Term

What does “XAI (Explainable AI)” mean?

Definition

Techniques and practices for making AI predictions more transparent and understandable.

Related terms

AI Alignment
The work of making AI systems behave according to human intentions, values, and safety constraints.
Algorithmic Transparency
How clearly an AI system's logic, data sources, and limitations are documented and understandable.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The broad field of building systems that perform tasks requiring pattern recognition, reasoning, language, or decision-making.
Baseline Model
A simple reference model used to compare whether more complex approaches actually improve results.
Big Data
Very large and complex datasets that require scalable storage and processing techniques.
Classification
A task where a model assigns an input to one or more predefined categories.

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See also

Word EmbeddingZero-Shot LearningWeightAgentic WorkflowWeak SupervisionAI ActVision-Language Model (VLM)Alignment Tax
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