Räz, Tim and Beisbart, Claus (2022) The Importance of Understanding Deep Learning. Erkenntnis. ISSN 0165-0106
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Abstract
Some machine learning models, in particular deep neural networks (DNNs), are not very well understood; nevertheless, they are frequently used in science. Does this lack of understanding pose a problem for using DNNs to understand empirical phenomena? Emily Sullivan has recently argued that understanding with DNNs is not limited by our lack of understanding of DNNs themselves. In the present paper, we will argue, contra Sullivan, that our current lack of understanding of DNNs does limit our ability to understand with DNNs. Sullivan’s claim hinges on which notion of understanding is at play. If we employ a weak notion of understanding, then her claim is tenable, but rather weak. If, however, we employ a strong notion of understanding, particularly explanatory understanding, then her claim is not tenable.
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| Additional Information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Computer Science General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning |
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| Depositing User: | Tim Räz | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2022 14:57 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2022 14:57 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 21314 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Erkenntnis | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer (Springer Science+Business Media B.V.) | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-0... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-022-00605-y | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Computer Science General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence > Machine Learning |
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| Date: | 7 August 2022 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 0165-0106 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21314 |
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