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Improving Current XAI Methods
Explanation: Sometimes an LLM's answer changes based on 'how' you ask them to explain their thinking. We need to learn, based on all the different ways of asking them to explain their thinking, which ones are most reliable.
Challenge:
Limitations of current attribution methods
Research Direction:
Develop aggregation techniques and focus on model robustness
Challenge:
Noisy results in synthesis-based explanations
Research Direction:
Develop quality metrics and apply across diverse domains

Alex Denne, Head of Growth (Open Source Law) at Ƶ, is a legal tech leader and serial founder with over a decade of experience driving innovation and making legal services more accessible. Since joining in 2021, he has scaled the platform from 200 to over 120,000 users, combining deep contract law expertise with a data-driven, open-source approach. He is passionate about democratizing legal knowledge through AI, backed by strong academic credentials and experience leading major product and innovation initiatives.
Alex Denne, Head of Growth (Open Source Law) at Ƶ, is a legal tech leader and serial founder with over a decade of experience driving innovation and making legal services more accessible. Since joining in 2021, he has scaled the platform from 200 to over 120,000 users, combining deep contract law expertise with a data-driven, open-source approach. He is passionate about democratizing legal knowledge through AI, backed by strong academic credentials and experience leading major product and innovation initiatives.