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Is machine learning safe to use?
source link: https://jvns.ca/blog/2015/09/06/is-machine-learning-safe-to-use/
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Is machine learning safe to use?
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I’ve been thinking about this a lot because I do ML at work. here are a few of my current thoughts. I’d like to hear what you think on twitter – I think being responsible for the accuracy of a system that you don’t fully understand is scary/ very interesting.
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FIRST: Can you understand your model? A regression with 10 variables is easy; a big random forest isn’t.
A model you don’t understand is
- awesome. It can perform really well, and you can save time at first by ignoring the details.
- scary. It will make unpredictable and sometimes embarrassing mistakes. You’re responsible for them.
- only as good as your data. Often when I train a new model I think at some point “NO PLZ DON’T USE THAT DATA TO MAKE DECISION OH NOOOOO”
Some way to make it less scary:
- have a human double check the scariest choices
- use complicated models when it’s okay to make unpredictable mistakes, simple models when it’s less okay
- use ML for research, learn why it’s doing better, incorporate your findings into a less complex system
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