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Explainability Engineer (XAE)

Role: AI Explainability Specialist FCC Phase: Create Category: Responsible_ai Archetype: The Illuminator

Overview

Designs and implements explainability mechanisms for AI systems, producing model cards, feature attribution reports, and human-interpretable explanations aligned with the EU AI Act transparency requirements and NIST AI RMF MEASURE function.

Deliverables

  • Model Cards — Structured documentation of model performance, limitations, and ethics
  • Feature Attribution Reports — SHAP/LIME-based feature importance with visualizations
  • Layered Explanations — Audience-tiered explanation documents (technical to end-user)

Collaboration

  • BC (upstream) — Receives model specifications for explanation design
  • DE (downstream) — Provides model cards for documentation publication
  • AEA (downstream) — Supplies explainability evidence for ethical audit
  • UG (downstream) — Coordinates explanation formats for end-user guides