Explainable AI in Manufacturing: an Analysis of Transparency and Interpretability Methods for the XMANAI Platform

Rui Branco, Carlos Agostinho, Sergio Gusmeroli, Eleni Lavasa, Zoumpolia Dikopoulou, David Monzo, Fenareti Lampathaki

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Abstract

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing has become increasingly common, but the lack of transparency and interpretability of AI models can limit their adoption in critical applications, due to lack of human understanding. Explainable AI (XAI) has emerged as a solution to this problem by providing insights into the decision-making process of AI models. This paper analyses different approaches for AI transparency and interpretability, starting from explainability by-design to post-hoc explainability, pointing out trade-offs, advantages and disadvantages of each one, as well as providing an overview of different applications in manufacturing processes. The paper concludes presenting XMANAI as an innovative platform for manufacturing users to develop insightful XAI pipelines that can assist in their everyday operations and decision-making. The comprehensive overview of methods here presented serves as the ground basis for the platform draft catalogue of XAI models.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation
Subtitle of host publicationShaping the Future, ICE 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-1517-2
ISBN (Print)979-8-3503-1518-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, ICE 2023 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Jun 202322 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISSN (Print)2334-315X
ISSN (Electronic)2693-8855

Conference

Conference29th International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, ICE 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period19/06/2322/06/23

Keywords

  • AI
  • Explainability
  • Manufacturing
  • XAI

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