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Explanation: from ethics to logic

Logic in Computer Science 2023-09-26 v2

Abstract

When a decision, such as the approval or denial of a bank loan, is delegated to a computer, an explanation of that decision ought to be given with it. This ethical need to explain the decisions leads to the search for a formal definition of the notion of explanation. This question meets older questions in logic regarding the explanatory nature of proof.

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@article{arxiv.2304.00821,
  title  = {Explanation: from ethics to logic},
  author = {Gilles Dowek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.00821},
  year   = {2023}
}
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