AI product & model operations · Working

Explainability

Also called: XAI

ELI5

Help people understand why the AI produced an answer.

Used in conversation

“Explainability needs depend on risk and user context.”

Definition

The degree to which people can understand factors or reasoning relevant to a model's output.

Here “Explainability” means: The degree to which people can understand factors or reasoning relevant to a model's output.

Pitch context

You will see “Explainability” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches ai product & model operations.

Why it matters: In ai product & model operations, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.

National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16