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On the interpretability of fuzzy knowledge base systems.

Francesco Camastra¹, Angelo Ciaramella¹, Giuseppe Salvi²

¹Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy.

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This study introduces a novel algorithm to minimize fuzzy rule bases, enhancing the interpretability of artificial intelligence systems. The method, using rough set theory, simplifies fuzzy rules for better decision support and recommendation systems.

Keywords:

Fuzzy knowledge base Greedy algorithm Interpretabile and explainable artificial intelligence NP-hard problem Rough set theory

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Area of Science:

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Mining

Background:

Fuzzy rule-based systems are increasingly used in interpretable and explainable AI (XAI) as ante-hoc methods.
While these systems offer human-understandable knowledge representation, maintaining simplicity and rule base compactness is crucial for true interpretability.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an effective algorithm for minimizing fuzzy rule bases.
To enhance the interpretability and compactness of fuzzy rule-based systems for practical applications.

Main Methods:

The proposed algorithm leverages rough set theory combined with a greedy strategy.
It focuses on reducing the number of fuzzy rules within a rule base.

Main Results:

The minimization algorithm successfully simplifies fuzzy rule bases.
Validation using real and benchmark datasets shows encouraging performance improvements.

Conclusions:

The developed algorithm facilitates the construction of more interpretable inference systems.
This simplification is beneficial for applications like decision support and recommendation systems.