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Explainability techniques, also known as interpretable AI or XAI, are methods and approaches used to understand and explain the predictions and decisions made by artificial intelligence models. In many applications, particularly those involving high-stakes decisions like medical diagnoses or loan approvals, it is crucial to not only know what a model predicts but also why it makes that prediction. This understanding builds trust, facilitates debugging, ensures fairness, and aids in regulatory compliance.

These techniques can broadly be categorized into two types: intrinsically interpretable models and post-hoc explainability methods. Intrinsically interpretable models are designed from the ground up to be understandable. Examples include linear regression, decision trees, and rule-based systems, where the relationship between input features and output is clear. Post-hoc methods, on the other hand, are applied to black-box models (like deep neural networks) after they have been trained. They aim to provide insights into the model's behavior without altering its internal structure.

Common post-hoc techniques include feature importance methods, which identify which input features had the most significant impact on a prediction. Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME) explains individual predictions by approximating the black-box model locally with an interpretable one. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) uses game theory to attribute the contribution of each feature to the prediction. Other methods involve visualizing model behavior or generating counterfactual explanations, which describe the smallest changes to the input that would alter the prediction. The choice of explainability technique depends on the specific model, the data, and the desired level of understanding.