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arXiv CS.AI·Jun 15·5 min read
Listening with Attention: Entropy-Guided Explainability for Transformer-Based Audio Models
TL;DR
Existing transformer-based audio models often lack explainability, making it difficult to understand their decision-making processes. This research introduces an entropy-guided explainability method that enhances interpretability in these models.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can implement entropy-guided methods to enhance the explainability of their audio models, improving user trust and model transparency.
Key Takeaways
- Adopt LEAF-X for better model interpretability in ASR.
- Utilize entropy-guided attention to enhance explanation quality.
- Focus on low-entropy heads for impactful insights.
- Achieve more stable attributions for transparent model audits.
How It Works
LEAF-X employs entropy-guided attention weighting to prioritize the most informative parts of the model's attention heads. By analyzing the internal structure of transformer models, it identifies which layers and heads contribute significantly to predictions, allowing for targeted explanations.
The multi-layer attention rollout further refines these insights, producing sparse attributions that highlight key tokens in the input data.