# Opaque Black-Box Decisions

> Producing model decisions with no explanation, so their reasoning cannot be inspected or trusted.

Record: `lexicon:opaque-black-box-decisions`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-opaque-black-box-decisions

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Flat Document-Only Knowledge](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/flat-document-only-knowledge.md) and before [Opaque Ungoverned Model Use](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/opaque-ungoverned-model-use.md).

## Category

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/model-architecture.md)

## Negated by

- [Explainability](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/explainability.md)

## Linked from

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-model-architecture.md)