Algorithmic Decision Making and the Cost of Fairness

Algorithmic Decision Making and the Cost of Fairness

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The problem with the outcome test

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The problem with the outcome test

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Algorithmic Decision Making and the Cost of Fairness

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 How do we identify bias in algorithmic decisions?
  3. 3 Case study: Pre-trial decision making
  4. 4 Problems with the benchmark test
  5. 5 The outcome test in Broward County
  6. 6 Risk distributions
  7. 7 The problem with the outcome test
  8. 8 The problem of infra-marginality
  9. 9 Identifying bias in human decisions
  10. 10 Making decisions with algorithms
  11. 11 Evidence from Broward County
  12. 12 Potential fairness concerns
  13. 13 Redlining
  14. 14 Why is calibration insufficient?
  15. 15 Sample bias
  16. 16 Label bias
  17. 17 Subgroup validity
  18. 18 Use of protected characteristics
  19. 19 Statistical parity as a measure of fairness
  20. 20 Where do these disparities come from?
  21. 21 The optimal rule is a single threshold
  22. 22 The fairness/fairness trade-off
  23. 23 Analogies to tests for discrimination
  24. 24 The problem with false positive rates
  25. 25 Making fair decisions with algorithms
  26. 26 Limitations

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