Extracting Explainability from Multi-Layer Perceptrons for Binary Classification Problems through Łukasiewicz Logic

Multi-Layer Perceptrons are powerful tools for classification, but their lack of transparency poses a significant challenge for in-terpretability. In this paper, we propose a methodology for extracting human-readable explanations from neural networks using Łukasiewicz logic. Our architecture is designed to approximate logical minimum and maximum operations, allowing the model to be trained in a standard way. The final output of the network can be expressed as a disjunctive normal form formula, offering insight about when a class is predicted and what feature constraints apply. We validate our methodology on simple classification problems, focusing on explainability with a reasonable performance.

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Procedia Computer Science
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.09.497
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
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Extracting Explainability from Multi-Layer Perceptrons for Binary Classification Problems through Łukasiewicz Logic

Bogdan Macovei
Procedia Computer Science
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
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Extracting Explainability from Multi-Layer Perceptrons for Binary Classification Problems through Łukasiewicz Logic

Bogdan Macovei
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Abstract

Multi-Layer Perceptrons are powerful tools for classification, but their lack of transparency poses a significant challenge for in-terpretability. In this paper, we propose a methodology for extracting human-readable explanations from neural networks using Łukasiewicz logic. Our architecture is designed to approximate logical minimum and maximum operations, allowing the model to be trained in a standard way. The final output of the network can be expressed as a disjunctive normal form formula, offering insight about when a class is predicted and what feature constraints apply. We validate our methodology on simple classification problems, focusing on explainability with a reasonable performance.

Procedia Computer ScienceVol. 270
University of Bucharest (RO)
Openalex Percentile: Top 83%
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
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