Andrea Ferrario

University of Zurich

Rämistrasse 71

Zürich, CH-8006

Switzerland

ETH Zürich

Zürichbergstrasse 18

8092 Zurich, CH-1015

Switzerland

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The Art of Natural Language Processing: Classical, Modern and Contemporary Approaches to Text Document Classification

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Andrea Ferrario and Mara Naegelin
University of Zurich and Mobiliar Lab for Analytics at ETH
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natural language processing, bag-of-words models, word embeddings, machine learning, recurrent neural networks, deep learning, Python, Tensorflow 2.0, Keras

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Insights from Inside Neural Networks

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 19 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2020
Andrea Ferrario, Alexander Noll and Mario V. Wuthrich
University of Zurich, PartnerRe Ltd - PartnerRe Holdings Europe Limited and RiskLab, ETH Zurich
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Neural Networks, Architecture, Over-Fitting, Loss Function, Dropout, Regularization, LASSO, Ridge, Gradient Descent, Class Imbalance, Car Insurance, Claims Frequency, Poisson Regression Model, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

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On Boosting: Theory and Applications

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 20 Jun 2019
Andrea Ferrario and Roger Hämmerli
University of Zurich and Schweizerische Mobiliar Versicherungsgesellschaft
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machine learning, boosting, predictive modeling, R, Python, car insurance, Kaggle, Porto Seguro, AdaBoost, XGBoost

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How Explainability Contributes to Trust in AI

2022 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT ’22)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 30 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Andrea Ferrario and Michele Loi
University of Zurich and Algorithmwatch
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Artificial Intelligence, Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Trust, Healthcare, Trustworthiness, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

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Algorithm, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Apr 2021
Andrea Ferrario and Michele Loi
University of Zurich and Algorithmwatch
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algorithm, machine learning, artificial intelligence, explainable artificial intelligence, ethics of artificial intelligence, trust

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Explaining Interpretable Machine Learning: Theory, Methods and Applications

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 21 Jan 2021
Michaela Benk and Andrea Ferrario
ETH Zürich - Department of Management, Technology, and Economics (D-MTEC) and University of Zurich
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interpretable machine learning, explanation, interpretation, trust, trust in human-machine interactions, counterfactual explanations, Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME), Python, Tensorflow 2.0

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Transparency As Design Publicity: Explaining and Justifying Inscrutable Algorithms

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 Jun 2019
Michele Loi, Andrea Ferrario and Eleonora Viganò
Algorithmwatch, University of Zurich and University of Zurich - Institute for Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine
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algorithms, transparency, interpretability, explanation, justification, AI

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Regulating the Undefined: Addressing Systemic Risks in the Digital Services Act (with an Appendix on the AI Act)

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 05 May 2025
Michele Loi, Matteo Fabbri and Andrea Ferrario
Algorithmwatch, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and University of Zurich
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systemic risk, Digital Services Act, AI Act, platform governance, regulatory transparency, methodological pluralism

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Justifying our Credences in the Trustworthiness of AI Systems: A Reliabilistic Approach

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 01 Aug 2023
Andrea Ferrario
University of Zurich
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artificial intelligence, trustworthiness, trustworthy AI, epistemology, justification, reliabilism, belief, credence

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Experts or Authorities? The Strange Case of the Presumed Epistemic Superiority of Artificial Intelligence Systems

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Sep 2023
Andrea Ferrario, Alessandro Facchini and Alberto Termine
University of Zurich, Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA) and Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA)
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Epistemic expertise, authority, epistemology, artificial intelligence, distributed cognition

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How much do you trust me? A logico-mathematical analysis of the concept of the intensity of trust

Published in Synthese 201, 186 (2023).
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 25 May 2023
Michele Loi, Andrea Ferrario and Eleonora Viganò
Algorithmwatch, University of Zurich and University of Zurich - Institute for Biomedical Ethics and the History of Medicine
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Trust · Measure · Monitoring · Mathematical modelling

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Social Misattributions in Conversations with Large Language Models

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Jan 2025
Andrea Ferrario, Alberto Termine and Alessandro Facchini
University of Zurich, Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA) and Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA)
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large language models, social identity, artificial intelligence, conversation, role, face

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Being Pragmatic About Reliance and Trust in Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Mar 2025
Andrea Ferrario
University of Zurich
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Reliance, Trust, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Explainable AI

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The Meaning of 'Explainability Fosters Trust in AI'

Posted: 04 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2022
Andrea Ferrario and Michele Loi
University of Zurich and Algorithmwatch

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Artificial Intelligence, Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Trust, Healthcare, Trustworthiness, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence