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RUBEN: Rule-Based Explanations for Retrieval-Augmented LLM Systems

Joel Rorseth Parke Godfrey Lukasz Golab Divesh Srivastava Jarek Szlichta
Published
May 11, 2026
Updated
May 11, 2026

Abstract

This paper demonstrates RUBEN, an interactive tool for discovering minimal rules to explain the outputs of retrieval-augmented large language models (LLMs) in data-driven applications. We leverage novel pruning strategies to efficiently identify a minimal set of rules that subsume all others. We further demonstrate novel applications of these rules for LLM safety, specifically to test the resiliency of safety training and effectiveness of adversarial prompt injections.

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Accepted by ICDE 2026 (Demonstration Track)

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