Which component specifically enables explanations of AI decision processes to users?

• A. Explainable AI (XAI)
• B. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs)
• C. Data privacy issues
• D. Generative AI

Answer: (A)

Explainable AI (XAI) enables users to understand how a model reaches its decisions. It focuses on transparency and provides ways to see which inputs most influenced a result, along with simple surrogate models or local reasoning for individual predictions. This visibility builds trust, allows oversight, and supports governance and compliance in contexts where decisions matter.

The other options don’t fit as well. A convolutional neural network is a powerful pattern-recognition model but isn’t designed to explain its outputs to users. Data privacy concerns focus on protecting data rather than revealing the decision process. Generative AI aims to create new content and doesn’t inherently provide explanations of how decisions are made.