// Copyright 2021 Google LLC // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. syntax = "proto3"; package google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1; import "google/api/field_behavior.proto"; import "google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/explanation_metadata.proto"; import "google/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1/io.proto"; import "google/protobuf/struct.proto"; import "google/api/annotations.proto"; option csharp_namespace = "Google.Cloud.AIPlatform.V1Beta1"; option go_package = "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/cloud/aiplatform/v1beta1;aiplatform"; option java_multiple_files = true; option java_outer_classname = "ExplanationProto"; option java_package = "com.google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1"; option php_namespace = "Google\\Cloud\\AIPlatform\\V1beta1"; option ruby_package = "Google::Cloud::AIPlatform::V1beta1"; // Explanation of a prediction (provided in [PredictResponse.predictions][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictResponse.predictions]) // produced by the Model on a given [instance][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplainRequest.instances]. message Explanation { // Output only. Feature attributions grouped by predicted outputs. // // For Models that predict only one output, such as regression Models that // predict only one score, there is only one attibution that explains the // predicted output. For Models that predict multiple outputs, such as // multiclass Models that predict multiple classes, each element explains one // specific item. [Attribution.output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index] can be used to identify which // output this attribution is explaining. // // If users set [ExplanationParameters.top_k][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.top_k], the attributions are sorted // by [instance_output_value][Attributions.instance_output_value] in // descending order. If [ExplanationParameters.output_indices][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.output_indices] is specified, // the attributions are stored by [Attribution.output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index] in the same // order as they appear in the output_indices. repeated Attribution attributions = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; } // Aggregated explanation metrics for a Model over a set of instances. message ModelExplanation { // Output only. Aggregated attributions explaining the Model's prediction outputs over the // set of instances. The attributions are grouped by outputs. // // For Models that predict only one output, such as regression Models that // predict only one score, there is only one attibution that explains the // predicted output. For Models that predict multiple outputs, such as // multiclass Models that predict multiple classes, each element explains one // specific item. [Attribution.output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index] can be used to identify which // output this attribution is explaining. // // The [baselineOutputValue][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.baseline_output_value], // [instanceOutputValue][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.instance_output_value] and // [featureAttributions][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.feature_attributions] fields are // averaged over the test data. // // NOTE: Currently AutoML tabular classification Models produce only one // attribution, which averages attributions over all the classes it predicts. // [Attribution.approximation_error][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.approximation_error] is not populated. repeated Attribution mean_attributions = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; } // Attribution that explains a particular prediction output. message Attribution { // Output only. Model predicted output if the input instance is constructed from the // baselines of all the features defined in [ExplanationMetadata.inputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.inputs]. // The field name of the output is determined by the key in // [ExplanationMetadata.outputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.outputs]. // // If the Model's predicted output has multiple dimensions (rank > 1), this is // the value in the output located by [output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index]. // // If there are multiple baselines, their output values are averaged. double baseline_output_value = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. Model predicted output on the corresponding [explanation // instance][ExplainRequest.instances]. The field name of the output is // determined by the key in [ExplanationMetadata.outputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.outputs]. // // If the Model predicted output has multiple dimensions, this is the value in // the output located by [output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index]. double instance_output_value = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. Attributions of each explained feature. Features are extracted from // the [prediction instances][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplainRequest.instances] according to // [explanation metadata for inputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.inputs]. // // The value is a struct, whose keys are the name of the feature. The values // are how much the feature in the [instance][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplainRequest.instances] // contributed to the predicted result. // // The format of the value is determined by the feature's input format: // // * If the feature is a scalar value, the attribution value is a // [floating number][google.protobuf.Value.number_value]. // // * If the feature is an array of scalar values, the attribution value is // an [array][google.protobuf.Value.list_value]. // // * If the feature is a struct, the attribution value is a // [struct][google.protobuf.Value.struct_value]. The keys in the // attribution value struct are the same as the keys in the feature // struct. The formats of the values in the attribution struct are // determined by the formats of the values in the feature struct. // // The [ExplanationMetadata.feature_attributions_schema_uri][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.feature_attributions_schema_uri] field, // pointed to by the [ExplanationSpec][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationSpec] field of the // [Endpoint.deployed_models][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Endpoint.deployed_models] object, points to the schema file that // describes the features and their attribution values (if it is populated). google.protobuf.Value feature_attributions = 3 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. The index that locates the explained prediction output. // // If the prediction output is a scalar value, output_index is not populated. // If the prediction output has multiple dimensions, the length of the // output_index list is the same as the number of dimensions of the output. // The i-th element in output_index is the element index of the i-th dimension // of the output vector. Indices start from 0. repeated int32 output_index = 4 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. The display name of the output identified by [output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index]. For example, // the predicted class name by a multi-classification Model. // // This field is only populated iff the Model predicts display names as a // separate field along with the explained output. The predicted display name // must has the same shape of the explained output, and can be located using // output_index. string output_display_name = 5 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. Error of [feature_attributions][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.feature_attributions] caused by approximation used in the // explanation method. Lower value means more precise attributions. // // * For Sampled Shapley // [attribution][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.sampled_shapley_attribution], // increasing [path_count][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.SampledShapleyAttribution.path_count] might reduce // the error. // * For Integrated Gradients // [attribution][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.integrated_gradients_attribution], // increasing [step_count][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.IntegratedGradientsAttribution.step_count] might // reduce the error. // * For [XRAI attribution][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.xrai_attribution], // increasing // [step_count][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.XraiAttribution.step_count] might reduce the error. // // See [this introduction](/vertex-ai/docs/explainable-ai/overview) // for more information. double approximation_error = 6 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; // Output only. Name of the explain output. Specified as the key in // [ExplanationMetadata.outputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.outputs]. string output_name = 7 [(google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY]; } // Specification of Model explanation. message ExplanationSpec { // Required. Parameters that configure explaining of the Model's predictions. ExplanationParameters parameters = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; // Required. Metadata describing the Model's input and output for explanation. ExplanationMetadata metadata = 2 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; } // Parameters to configure explaining for Model's predictions. message ExplanationParameters { oneof method { // An attribution method that approximates Shapley values for features that // contribute to the label being predicted. A sampling strategy is used to // approximate the value rather than considering all subsets of features. // Refer to this paper for model details: https://arxiv.org/abs/1306.4265. SampledShapleyAttribution sampled_shapley_attribution = 1; // An attribution method that computes Aumann-Shapley values taking // advantage of the model's fully differentiable structure. Refer to this // paper for more details: https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.01365 IntegratedGradientsAttribution integrated_gradients_attribution = 2; // An attribution method that redistributes Integrated Gradients // attribution to segmented regions, taking advantage of the model's fully // differentiable structure. Refer to this paper for // more details: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.02825 // // XRAI currently performs better on natural images, like a picture of a // house or an animal. If the images are taken in artificial environments, // like a lab or manufacturing line, or from diagnostic equipment, like // x-rays or quality-control cameras, use Integrated Gradients instead. XraiAttribution xrai_attribution = 3; } // If populated, returns attributions for top K indices of outputs // (defaults to 1). Only applies to Models that predicts more than one outputs // (e,g, multi-class Models). When set to -1, returns explanations for all // outputs. int32 top_k = 4; // If populated, only returns attributions that have // [output_index][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.Attribution.output_index] contained in output_indices. It // must be an ndarray of integers, with the same shape of the output it's // explaining. // // If not populated, returns attributions for [top_k][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.top_k] indices of outputs. // If neither top_k nor output_indeices is populated, returns the argmax // index of the outputs. // // Only applicable to Models that predict multiple outputs (e,g, multi-class // Models that predict multiple classes). google.protobuf.ListValue output_indices = 5; } // An attribution method that approximates Shapley values for features that // contribute to the label being predicted. A sampling strategy is used to // approximate the value rather than considering all subsets of features. message SampledShapleyAttribution { // Required. The number of feature permutations to consider when approximating the // Shapley values. // // Valid range of its value is [1, 50], inclusively. int32 path_count = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; } // An attribution method that computes the Aumann-Shapley value taking advantage // of the model's fully differentiable structure. Refer to this paper for // more details: https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.01365 message IntegratedGradientsAttribution { // Required. The number of steps for approximating the path integral. // A good value to start is 50 and gradually increase until the // sum to diff property is within the desired error range. // // Valid range of its value is [1, 100], inclusively. int32 step_count = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; // Config for SmoothGrad approximation of gradients. // // When enabled, the gradients are approximated by averaging the gradients // from noisy samples in the vicinity of the inputs. Adding // noise can help improve the computed gradients. Refer to this paper for more // details: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03825.pdf SmoothGradConfig smooth_grad_config = 2; } // An explanation method that redistributes Integrated Gradients // attributions to segmented regions, taking advantage of the model's fully // differentiable structure. Refer to this paper for more details: // https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.02825 // // Supported only by image Models. message XraiAttribution { // Required. The number of steps for approximating the path integral. // A good value to start is 50 and gradually increase until the // sum to diff property is met within the desired error range. // // Valid range of its value is [1, 100], inclusively. int32 step_count = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; // Config for SmoothGrad approximation of gradients. // // When enabled, the gradients are approximated by averaging the gradients // from noisy samples in the vicinity of the inputs. Adding // noise can help improve the computed gradients. Refer to this paper for more // details: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03825.pdf SmoothGradConfig smooth_grad_config = 2; } // Config for SmoothGrad approximation of gradients. // // When enabled, the gradients are approximated by averaging the gradients from // noisy samples in the vicinity of the inputs. Adding noise can help improve // the computed gradients. Refer to this paper for more details: // https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03825.pdf message SmoothGradConfig { // Represents the standard deviation of the gaussian kernel // that will be used to add noise to the interpolated inputs // prior to computing gradients. oneof GradientNoiseSigma { // This is a single float value and will be used to add noise to all the // features. Use this field when all features are normalized to have the // same distribution: scale to range [0, 1], [-1, 1] or z-scoring, where // features are normalized to have 0-mean and 1-variance. Learn more about // [normalization](https://developers.google.com/machine-learning/data-prep/transform/normalization). // // For best results the recommended value is about 10% - 20% of the standard // deviation of the input feature. Refer to section 3.2 of the SmoothGrad // paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03825.pdf. Defaults to 0.1. // // If the distribution is different per feature, set // [feature_noise_sigma][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.SmoothGradConfig.feature_noise_sigma] instead // for each feature. float noise_sigma = 1; // This is similar to [noise_sigma][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.SmoothGradConfig.noise_sigma], but // provides additional flexibility. A separate noise sigma can be provided // for each feature, which is useful if their distributions are different. // No noise is added to features that are not set. If this field is unset, // [noise_sigma][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.SmoothGradConfig.noise_sigma] will be used for all // features. FeatureNoiseSigma feature_noise_sigma = 2; } // The number of gradient samples to use for // approximation. The higher this number, the more accurate the gradient // is, but the runtime complexity increases by this factor as well. // Valid range of its value is [1, 50]. Defaults to 3. int32 noisy_sample_count = 3; } // Noise sigma by features. Noise sigma represents the standard deviation of the // gaussian kernel that will be used to add noise to interpolated inputs prior // to computing gradients. message FeatureNoiseSigma { // Noise sigma for a single feature. message NoiseSigmaForFeature { // The name of the input feature for which noise sigma is provided. The // features are defined in // [explanation metadata inputs][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.inputs]. string name = 1; // This represents the standard deviation of the Gaussian kernel that will // be used to add noise to the feature prior to computing gradients. Similar // to [noise_sigma][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.SmoothGradConfig.noise_sigma] but represents the // noise added to the current feature. Defaults to 0.1. float sigma = 2; } // Noise sigma per feature. No noise is added to features that are not set. repeated NoiseSigmaForFeature noise_sigma = 1; } // The [ExplanationSpec][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationSpec] entries that can be overridden at // [online explanation][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictionService.Explain] time. message ExplanationSpecOverride { // The parameters to be overridden. Note that the // [method][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationParameters.method] cannot be changed. If not specified, // no parameter is overridden. ExplanationParameters parameters = 1; // The metadata to be overridden. If not specified, no metadata is overridden. ExplanationMetadataOverride metadata = 2; } // The [ExplanationMetadata][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata] entries that can be overridden at // [online explanation][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.PredictionService.Explain] time. message ExplanationMetadataOverride { // The [input metadata][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.InputMetadata] entries to be // overridden. message InputMetadataOverride { // Baseline inputs for this feature. // // This overrides the `input_baseline` field of the // [ExplanationMetadata.InputMetadata][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.InputMetadata] // object of the corresponding feature's input metadata. If it's not // specified, the original baselines are not overridden. repeated google.protobuf.Value input_baselines = 1; } // Required. Overrides the [input metadata][google.cloud.aiplatform.v1beta1.ExplanationMetadata.inputs] of the features. // The key is the name of the feature to be overridden. The keys specified // here must exist in the input metadata to be overridden. If a feature is // not specified here, the corresponding feature's input metadata is not // overridden. map inputs = 1 [(google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED]; }