Executive summary

A framework for deciding whether deep learning fits a use case and delivering it against a fair baseline.

What is inside

What the framework covers

The framework defines the task, screens fit on six criteria, builds a simple baseline, pilots a deep model on the same held-out data, weighs errors avoided against cost, checks explainability and regulatory risk, and sets monitoring.

  • Task definition and success metric
  • Six-criterion fit screen
  • Baseline built before the deep model
  • Comparison on a held-out evaluation set
  • Errors avoided, hours released and payback
  • Explainability, fairness and regulatory checks
  • Monitoring, drift and the review record