arXiv AI By Kabilan Elangovan, Daniel Ting

Position: Explanation Stability Is a Property of the Model Method Pair, Not the Model

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arXiv:2607. 16652v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This position paper argues that claims about explanation stability are scientifically invalid without cross method validation.

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