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Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science — Is explainability the new uncertainty?

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This is Jessica. Last August, NIST published a draft document describing four principles of explainable AI. They asked for feedback from the public at large, to “stimulate a conversation about what we should expect of our decision-making devices‘’. I find it interesting because from a quick skim, it seems like NIST is stepping into some murkier territory than usual.... Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social ScienceIs explainability the new uncertainty?Andrew Gelman | Professor of Statistics and Political Science and Director of the Applied Statistics Center, Columbia University

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This is Jessica. Last August, NIST published a draft document describing four principles of explainable AI. They asked for feedback from the public at large, to “stimulate a conversation about what we should expect of our decision-making devices‘’.

I find it interesting because from a quick skim, it seems like NIST is stepping into some murkier territory than usual....

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
Is explainability the new uncertainty?
Andrew Gelman | Professor of Statistics and Political Science and Director of the Applied Statistics Center, Columbia University
Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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