Deep Learning methods build very good prediction and classification models, but they are very hard for humans to understand.
The European
GDPR laws enacted in May 2018, which give consumers some
right to explanation of decision made about them by algorithms, and recent story about Amazon scrapping their internal recruiting tool because of bias against women, highlight the importance of understanding Machine Learning models in many areas.
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