Varieties of Explainable AgencyDownload PDF

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Published: 24 May 2019, Last Modified: 05 May 2023XAIP 2019Readers: Everyone
Keywords: Self explanation, Intelligent agents, Explainable agency
TL;DR: This position paper analyzes different types of self explanation that can arise in planning and related systems.
Abstract: In this paper, I discuss some varieties of explanation that can arise in intelligent agents. I distinguish between process accounts, which address the detailed decisions made during heuristic search, and preference accounts, which clarify the ordering of alternatives independent of how they were generated. I also hypothesize which types of users will appreciate which types of explanation. In addition, I discuss three facets of multi-step decision making -- conceptual inference, plan generation, and plan execution -- in which explanations can arise. I also consider alternative ways to present questions to agents and for them provide their answers.
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