articleAug 7, 2015Closed access

Certifying and Removing Disparate Impact

MFMichael FeldmanSASorelle A. FriedlerJMJohn MoellerCSCarlos ScheideggerSVSuresh Venkatasubramanian

Haverford College · University of Utah · +1 more institution

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Abstract

What does it mean for an algorithm to be biased? In U.S. law, unintentional bias is encoded via disparate impact, which occurs when a selection process has widely different outcomes for different groups, even as it appears to be neutral. This legal determination hinges on a definition of a protected class (ethnicity, gender) and an explicit description of the process.

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  • Disparate impact
  • Process (computing)
  • Selection (genetic algorithm)
  • Computer science
  • Class (philosophy)
  • Selection bias
  • Ethnic group
  • Political science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gender equality
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