Assessing Model-Agnostic XAI Methods against EU AI Act Explainability Requirements

arXiv:2604.09628v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Explainable AI (XAI) has evolved in response to expectations and regulations, such as the EU AI Act, which introduces regulatory requirements on AI-powered systems. However, a persistent gap remains between existing XAI methods and society's legal requirements, leaving practitioners without clear guidance on how to approach compliance in the EU market. To bridge this gap, we study model-agnostic XAI methods and relate their interpretability featu