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Pattern 11C: Present properties of system outputs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Problem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The user needs an explanation for why the system did what it did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Provide users with a set of relevant system-output characteristics so they can understand what properties influence the system\u2019s behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use when<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • The output is complex or extensive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The system\u2019s output characteristics can be summarized in a human-interpretable way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The user doesn’t understand why the system took a specific action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The user wants to understand the system\u2019s logic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Policy or regulations require the system to make an explanation available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    How<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Collaborate with an AI\/ML practitioner to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Understand which system-output properties are relevant to the user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Translate output properties into characteristics meaningful to the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Show system outputs and their respective characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Output characteristics may be independent of each other (e.g., retail prices) or presented relative to one another (e.g. an item\u2019s price is lower than another).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      User benefits<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      • Enables the user to evaluate the tradeoffs that the AI system makes while deciding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Enables the user to pick among system outputs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Gives the user insights into the system\u2019s reasoning through output characteristics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Enhances user trust because of system transparency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Common pitfalls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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        • It\u2019s difficult for the user to process the output characteristics because they are too many, too vague, or irrelevant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • When presented relative to each other, the relationship between output characteristics is unclear to the user.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":113,"template":"","meta":{"toolkit_pattern_number":"11C","ep_exclude_from_search":false},"application-type":[68,61,57,96,60,99,56,55,69,29,58,30,59],"goal":[114,126,123],"guideline-term":[13],"product-category":[71,70,23,64,62,26,66,28,65,31,32,63],"class_list":["post-701","pattern","type-pattern","status-publish","hentry","application-type-classification","application-type-facial-recognition","application-type-filtering-and-ranking","application-type-gen-ai","application-type-image-recognition","application-type-llm","application-type-natural-language-processing-text","application-type-natural-language-processing-voice","application-type-prediction","application-type-recommendation","application-type-route-planning","application-type-search","application-type-text-generation","goal-appropriate-reliance","goal-reliability","goal-transparency","guideline-term-make-clear-why-the-system-did-what-it-did","product-category-advertising","product-category-chatbot","product-category-e-commerce","product-category-email","product-category-health-and-wellness","product-category-navigation","product-category-media-entertainment","product-category-productivity","product-category-search-engine","product-category-social-networks","product-category-voice-assistants","product-category-writing-and-editing"],"yoast_head":"\nPattern 11C: Present properties of system outputs - Microsoft HAX Toolkit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/haxtoolkit\/pattern\/g11-c-present-properties-of-system-outputs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pattern 11C: Present properties of system outputs - Microsoft HAX Toolkit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Problem The user needs an explanation for why the system did what it did. 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