XEQ Scale for Evaluating XAI Experience Quality

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Main Authors: Wijekoon, Anjana, Wiratunga, Nirmalie, Corsar, David, Martin, Kyle, Nkisi-Orji, Ikechukwu, Díaz-Agudo, Belen, Bridge, Derek
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Published: 2024
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author Wijekoon, Anjana
Wiratunga, Nirmalie
Corsar, David
Martin, Kyle
Nkisi-Orji, Ikechukwu
Díaz-Agudo, Belen
Bridge, Derek
author_facet Wijekoon, Anjana
Wiratunga, Nirmalie
Corsar, David
Martin, Kyle
Nkisi-Orji, Ikechukwu
Díaz-Agudo, Belen
Bridge, Derek
contents Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) aims to improve the transparency of autonomous decision-making through explanations. Recent literature has emphasised users' need for holistic "multi-shot" explanations and personalised engagement with XAI systems. We refer to this user-centred interaction as an XAI Experience. Despite advances in creating XAI experiences, evaluating them in a user-centred manner has remained challenging. In response, we developed the XAI Experience Quality (XEQ) Scale. XEQ quantifies the quality of experiences across four dimensions: learning, utility, fulfilment and engagement. These contributions extend the state-of-the-art of XAI evaluation, moving beyond the one-dimensional metrics frequently developed to assess single-shot explanations. This paper presents the XEQ scale development and validation process, including content validation with XAI experts, and discriminant and construct validation through a large-scale pilot study. Our pilot study results offer strong evidence that establishes the XEQ Scale as a comprehensive framework for evaluating user-centred XAI experiences.
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spellingShingle XEQ Scale for Evaluating XAI Experience Quality
Wijekoon, Anjana
Wiratunga, Nirmalie
Corsar, David
Martin, Kyle
Nkisi-Orji, Ikechukwu
Díaz-Agudo, Belen
Bridge, Derek
Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) aims to improve the transparency of autonomous decision-making through explanations. Recent literature has emphasised users' need for holistic "multi-shot" explanations and personalised engagement with XAI systems. We refer to this user-centred interaction as an XAI Experience. Despite advances in creating XAI experiences, evaluating them in a user-centred manner has remained challenging. In response, we developed the XAI Experience Quality (XEQ) Scale. XEQ quantifies the quality of experiences across four dimensions: learning, utility, fulfilment and engagement. These contributions extend the state-of-the-art of XAI evaluation, moving beyond the one-dimensional metrics frequently developed to assess single-shot explanations. This paper presents the XEQ scale development and validation process, including content validation with XAI experts, and discriminant and construct validation through a large-scale pilot study. Our pilot study results offer strong evidence that establishes the XEQ Scale as a comprehensive framework for evaluating user-centred XAI experiences.
title XEQ Scale for Evaluating XAI Experience Quality
topic Artificial Intelligence
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.10662