Towards Explainable Visionary Agents: License to Dare and Imagine

by Giovanni Ciatto, Amro Najjar, Jean-Paul Calbimonte, and Davide Calvaresi Abstract Since their appearance, computer programs have embodied discipline and structured approaches and methodologies. Yet, to this day, equipping machines with imaginative and creative capabilities remains one of the most challenging and fascinating goals we pursue. Intelligent software agents can behave intelligently in well-defined scenarios, relying on Machine Learning (ML), symbolic reasoning, and their developers' capability of tailoring smart behaviors on the particular application domain(s).
Read full post gblog_arrow_right

A DEXiRE for Extracting Propositional Rules from Neural Networks via Binarization

by Contreras Ordoñez Victor Hugo, Niccolo Marini, Lora Fanda, Gaetano Manzo, Yazan Mualla, Jean-Paul Calbimonte, Michael I. Schumacher, and Davide Calvaresi Abstract Background: Despite the advancement in eXplainable Artificial Intelligence, the explanations provided by model-agnostic predictors still call for improvements (i.e., lack of accurate descriptions of predictors’ behaviors). Contribution: We present a tool for Deep Explanations and Rule Extraction (DEXiRE) to approximate rules for Deep Learning models with any number of hidden layers.
Read full post gblog_arrow_right

Ethical and legal considerations for nutrition virtual coaches

by Davide Calvaresi, Rachele Carli, Jean-Gabriel Piguet, Contreras Ordoñez Victor Hugo, Gloria Luzzani, Amro Najjar, Jean-Paul Calbimonte, and Michael I. Schumacher Abstract Choices and preferences of individuals are nowadays increasingly influenced by countless inputs and recommendations provided by artificial intelligence-based systems. The accuracy of recommender systems (RS) has achieved remarkable results in several domains, from infotainment to marketing and lifestyle. However, in sensitive use-cases, such as nutrition, there is a need for more complex dynamics and responsibilities beyond conventional RS frameworks.
Read full post gblog_arrow_right