Shech, Elay and Tamir, Michael (2023) Understanding from Deep Learning Models in Context. [Preprint]
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Abstract
This paper places into context how the term model in machine learning (ML) contrasts with traditional usages of scientific models for understanding and we show how direct analysis of an estimator’s learned transformations (specifically, the hidden layers of a deep learning model) can improve understanding of the target phenomenon and reveal how the model organizes relevant information. Specifically, three modes of understanding will be identified, the difference between implementation irrelevance and functionally approximate irrelevance will be disambiguated, and how this distinction impacts potential understanding with these models will be explored. Additionally, by distinguishing between empirical link failures from representational ones, an ambiguity in the concept of link uncertainty will be addressed thus clarifying the role played by scientific background knowledge in enabling understanding with ML.
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| Keywords: | Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Models; Understanding | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Elay Shech | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2022 18:31 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 18:31 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 21296 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning General Issues > Models and Idealization |
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| Date: | 2023 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21296 |
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