CausalConceptTS: Causal Attributions for Time Series Classification using High Fidelity Diffusion Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15871v1
• Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 18:33:18 GMT
• Title: CausalConceptTS: Causal Attributions for Time Series Classification using High Fidelity Diffusion Models
• Authors: Juan Miguel Lopez Alcaraz, Nils Strodthoff,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a novel framework to assess the causal effect of concepts on specific classification outcomes. We leverage state-of-the-art diffusion-based generative models to estimate counterfactual outcomes. Our approach compares these causal attributions with closely related associational attributions, both theoretically and empirically.
• Score: 1.068128849363198
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Despite the excelling performance of machine learning models, understanding the decisions of machine learning models remains a long-standing goal. While commonly used attribution methods in explainable AI attempt to address this issue, they typically rely on associational rather than causal relationships. In this study, within the context of time series classification, we introduce a novel framework to assess the causal effect of concepts, i.e., predefined segments within a time series, on specific classification outcomes. To achieve this, we leverage state-of-the-art diffusion-based generative models to estimate counterfactual outcomes. Our approach compares these causal attributions with closely related associational attributions, both theoretically and empirically. We demonstrate the insights gained by our approach for a diverse set of qualitatively different time series classification tasks. Although causal and associational attributions might often share some similarities, in all cases they differ in important details, underscoring the risks associated with drawing causal conclusions from associational data alone. We believe that the proposed approach is widely applicable also in other domains, particularly where predefined segmentations are available, to shed some light on the limits of associational attributions.

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