Mathematical notions vs. human perception of fairness: A descriptive approach to fairness for machine learning

M Srivastava, H Heidari, A Krause - Proceedings of the 25th ACM …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Fairness for Machine Learning has received considerable attention, recently. Various
mathematical formulations of fairness have been proposed, and it has been shown that it is …

What-is and how-to for fairness in machine learning: A survey, reflection, and perspective

Z Tang, J Zhang, K Zhang - ACM Computing Surveys, 2023 - dl.acm.org
We review and reflect on fairness notions proposed in machine learning literature and make
an attempt to draw connections to arguments in moral and political philosophy, especially …

The measure and mismeasure of fairness

S Corbett-Davies, JD Gaebler, H Nilforoshan… - The Journal of Machine …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The field of fair machine learning aims to ensure that decisions guided by algorithms are
equitable. Over the last decade, several formal, mathematical definitions of fairness have …

Machine learning fairness notions: Bridging the gap with real-world applications

K Makhlouf, S Zhioua, C Palamidessi - Information Processing & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fairness emerged as an important requirement to guarantee that Machine Learning (ML)
predictive systems do not discriminate against specific individuals or entire sub-populations …

Two simple ways to learn individual fairness metrics from data

D Mukherjee, M Yurochkin… - … on Machine Learning, 2020 - proceedings.mlr.press
Individual fairness is an intuitive definition of algorithmic fairness that addresses some of the
drawbacks of group fairness. Despite its benefits, it depends on a task specific fair metric that …

A review on fairness in machine learning

D Pessach, E Shmueli - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 2022 - dl.acm.org
An increasing number of decisions regarding the daily lives of human beings are being
controlled by artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) algorithms in spheres ranging …

The Unfairness of Fair Machine Learning: Levelling down and strict egalitarianism by default

B Mittelstadt, S Wachter, C Russell - arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.02404, 2023 - arxiv.org
In recent years fairness in machine learning (ML) has emerged as a highly active area of
research and development. Most define fairness in simple terms, where fairness means …

Democratizing algorithmic fairness

PH Wong - Philosophy & Technology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Machine learning algorithms can now identify patterns and correlations in (big)
datasets and predict outcomes based on the identified patterns and correlations. They can …

A comparative study of fairness-enhancing interventions in machine learning

SA Friedler, C Scheidegger… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Computers are increasingly used to make decisions that have significant impact on people's
lives. Often, these predictions can affect different population subgroups disproportionately …

On the applicability of machine learning fairness notions

K Makhlouf, S Zhioua, C Palamidessi - ACM SIGKDD Explorations …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Machine Learning (ML) based predictive systems are increasingly used to support decisions
with a critical impact on individuals' lives such as college admission, job hiring, child …