Redefining ML Documentation Practice With Generative AI

Documentation is the cornerstone of any ML project. It’s akin to the instruction manual for building, maintaining, and understanding an ML model. When an ML model is properly documented, it can be easily understood, replicated, maintained, and even improved upon. It offers a clear view into the underlying decisions made during the model’s development, from the selection of data to the fine-tuning of parameters.

However, inadequate ML documentation has emerged as a prevalent issue primarily due to the rapid pace of ML development, where detailed record-keeping often takes a back seat, as well as the lack of standardization and training in ML documentation practices. Moreover, the inherent complexity and dynamic nature of ML models contribute to this challenge.

Here, generative AI holds the potential to address these shortcomings. Generative AI offers real-time, auto-generated documentation, addressing limitations. It adapts as the model learns, updating documentation. Despite occasional errors, it shows promise in documenting complex information and understanding underlying decisions.

Addressing Documentation Debt with Generative AI

One of the important use cases of generative AI would be of how it addresses documentation debt that currently plagues the analytics industry. Integrating generative AI in ML documentation will significantly reduce this debt by varying degree based on the type of ML project.