Explainable AI-Powered Autonomous Systems: Enhancing Trust and Transparency in Critical Applications
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https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.2494Keywords:
Explainable AI, Autonomous Systems, Trust, Transparency, SHAP, LIME, Counterfactual ReasoningAbstract
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is pivotal in enhancing trust and transparency in autonomous systems deployed in critical applications such as healthcare, transportation, and defense. This study proposes an XAI-powered framework that integrates interpretability into autonomous decision-making processes to ensure accountability and improve user trust. By leveraging methods such as SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations (LIME), and counterfactual reasoning, the framework provides clear and actionable insights into the decisions made by autonomous systems.
Experimental evaluations in simulated healthcare and autonomous driving environments demonstrate a 30% improvement in user trust, a 25% reduction in decision errors, and enhanced system usability without compromising performance. The framework's ability to explain complex decisions in real-time makes it well-suited for critical applications requiring high stakes and stringent compliance standards.
This study emphasizes the need for XAI in fostering collaboration between humans and machines, highlighting its potential to minimize the black-box nature of AI and facilitate adoption in safety-critical domains. Future work will focus on scaling XAI frameworks to multi-agent autonomous systems and exploring domain-specific customization of explanations. By addressing interpretability, this research contributes to the development of reliable, ethical, and human-centric autonomous systems
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