Explainable AI features available in Google Cloud Vertex AI

Google Cloud Vertex AI offers a suite of tools and options tailored to make AI systems more understandable. This section delves into the various XAI options available in Vertex AI, showcasing how this platform is advancing the frontier of transparent ML.

Broadly, the XAI options available in Vertex AI can be divided into two types:

• Feature-based: Feature attributions refer to the degree to which each feature in a model contributes to the predictions for a specific instance. When making a prediction request, you receive the predicted values that are generated by your model. However, when requesting an explanation, you receive not only the predictions but also the feature attribution information.

It is important to note that feature attributions are primarily applicable to tabular data but also include built-in visualization capabilities for image data. This makes it easier to understand and interpret the...