{"id":159,"date":"2018-04-11T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T10:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vladimir-shapiro.com\/en\/blog\/?p=159"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:56:39","slug":"explaining-system-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vladimir-shapiro.com\/en\/blog\/2018\/04\/11\/explaining-system-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Explaining system intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<p id=\"1bcc\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--h4\"><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">This blog belongs to the\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/tag\/intelligent-system-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/tag\/intelligent-system-design\/\"><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">series about intelligent system design<\/em><\/a><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">. You might also be interested in my previous blog,\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/skillup\/5-challenges-to-your-machine-learning-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/skillup\/5-challenges-to-your-machine-learning-project\/\"><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">5 Challenges to Your Machine Learning Project<\/em><\/a><em class=\"markup--em markup--p-em\">.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--outsetColumn\">\n<p id=\"f108\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">One of the\u00a0<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/skillup\/principles-of-intelligent-system-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-href=\"https:\/\/experience.sap.com\/skillup\/principles-of-intelligent-system-design\/\">guiding design principles<\/a>\u00a0for intelligent systems is to empower end users.\u00a0<span class=\"markup--quote markup--p-quote is-other\" data-creator-ids=\"97380fcb3b0b\">If we want people to trust machines, we must share information about the underlying models and the reasoning behind the results of algorithms.<\/span>This is even more vital for business applications, when users are held accountable for every decision they make.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f7a1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">It\u2019s widely accepted that intelligent systems must come with a certain level of transparency. There\u2019s even a new term for it:\u00a0<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Explainable_Artificial_Intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Explainable_Artificial_Intelligence\">explainable AI<\/a>. But, that\u2019s just the beginning. As designers, we need to ask ourselves how explainable AI is tied to user interaction. What do we need to think about when we explain the results and recommendations that come from built-in intelligence? And how can we make it a seamless experience that feels natural to users?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/sap-design\/explaining-system-intelligence-68f8fcc07a64\">My next article about Explanaible AI and its UX.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog belongs to the\u00a0series about intelligent system design. You might also be interested in my previous blog,\u00a05 Challenges to Your Machine Learning Project. 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