Transparency in Complex Computational Systems

Kathleen A. Creel

Transparency in Complex Computational Systems

Philosophy of Science 87 (4):568-589 (2020)

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Abstract

Scientists depend on complex computational systems that are often ineliminably opaque, to the detriment of our ability to give scientific explanations and detect artifacts. Some philosophers have s...

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Machine Learning Computer Simulation Transparency Computation Explanation

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Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence in Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Simulation in Science in General Philosophy of Science

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10.1086/709729

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