Daily Arxiv

This is a page that curates AI-related papers published worldwide.
All content here is summarized using Google Gemini and operated on a non-profit basis.
Copyright for each paper belongs to the authors and their institutions; please make sure to credit the source when sharing.

Integrating Evidence into the Design of XAI and AI-based Decision Support Systems: A Means-End Framework for End-users in Construction

Created by
  • Haebom

Author

Peter ED Love, Jane Matthews, Weili Fang, Hadi Mahamivanan

Outline

This paper examines the growing adoption of explainable AI (XAI) in AI-based decision support systems (DSS) in the construction industry. We address the lack of evidence integration to support the trustworthiness and accountability of AI-generated results, and present a theoretical and evidence-based ends-means framework developed through a narrative literature review to address this. This framework provides an epistemological foundation for the design of XAI-enabled DSSs that generate meaningful explanations tailored to users' knowledge needs and decision contexts, focusing on assessing the strength, relevance, and utility of various types of evidence supporting AI-generated explanations. While developed with construction professionals as the primary end-users, it is also applicable to those with diverse epistemological objectives, such as developers, regulators, and project managers.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Providing a theoretical and evidence-based framework for the application of XAI to AI-based DSS in the construction industry.
Presenting the possibility of generating meaningful explanations tailored to the user's knowledge level and decision context.
Contributes to improving the reliability and accountability of AI-generated explanations.
Universality applicable to a wide range of stakeholders (construction professionals, developers, regulators, project managers).
Limitations:
Lack of empirical research on the practical application and effectiveness of the proposed framework.
Lack of specific definitions of criteria for evaluating the strength, relevance, and usefulness of different types of evidence.
Further review is needed to determine the generalizability of the findings to specific construction sectors or types of DSS.
👍