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Explainable AI (XAI)

Make AI decisions understandable via visualizations, explanations, and transparent reasoning.

What is Explainable AI (XAI)?

Explainable AI (XAI) is a design pattern that makes AI decisions understandable by showing how and why the system reached its conclusions. Instead of treating AI as a mysterious black box, this pattern uses visualizations, natural language explanations, and transparent reasoning to build trust and enable verification. It's essential for high-stakes decisions like medical diagnosis or loan approvals, debugging AI systems, or any application where users need to understand the logic behind recommendations. Real examples include Claude showing step-by-step thinking, Perplexity citing sources for every claim, or credit scoring systems explaining which factors influenced your score.

Example: Claude Reasoning

Claude AI step-by-step reasoning process

Shows step-by-step thinking, breaking down complex problems into logical steps with reasoning for each conclusion.

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