Modeling and Discovering Direct Causes for Predictive Models

We introduce a causal modeling framework that captures the input-output behavior of predictive models (e.g., machine learning models). The framework enables us to identify features that directly cause the predictions, which has broad implications for data collection and model evaluation. We then pre...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference Vol. 38; no. 1
Main Authors: Chen, Yizuo, Bhatia, Amit
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 14.05.2025
Subjects:
causal models
Causality
explainability
ISSN:2334-0754, 2334-0762
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Abstract We introduce a causal modeling framework that captures the input-output behavior of predictive models (e.g., machine learning models). The framework enables us to identify features that directly cause the predictions, which has broad implications for data collection and model evaluation. We then present sound and complete algorithms for discovering direct causes (from data) under some assumptions. Furthermore, we propose a novel independence rule that can be integrated with the algorithms to accelerate the discovery process as we demonstrate both theoretically and empirically.
AbstractList We introduce a causal modeling framework that captures the input-output behavior of predictive models (e.g., machine learning models). The framework enables us to identify features that directly cause the predictions, which has broad implications for data collection and model evaluation. We then present sound and complete algorithms for discovering direct causes (from data) under some assumptions. Furthermore, we propose a novel independence rule that can be integrated with the algorithms to accelerate the discovery process as we demonstrate both theoretically and empirically.
Author Chen, Yizuo
Bhatia, Amit
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