Interpretability
nounverified·updated Aug 28, 2026
The ability to understand the value and accuracy of system output. Interpretability refers to the extent to which a cause and effect can be observed within a system or to which what is going to happen given a change in input or algorithmic parameters can be predicted.
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence: The Final Report
Senses
Notes on Measurement
The ability to explain or to present an ML model’s reasoning in understandable terms to a human
Classifications
Entity Type
Capability72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- explainability
- plural
- Interpretabilities
- possessive
- Interpretability's
- pluralpossessive
- Interpretabilities'