Ensuring Fairness with Transparent Auditing of Quantitative Bias in AI Systems
Abstract
With the rapid advancement of AI, there is a growing trend to integrate AI into decision-making processes. However, AI systems may exhibit biases that lead decision-makers to draw unfair conclusions. Notably, the COMPAS system used in the American justice system to evaluate recidivism was found to favor racial majority groups; specifically, it violates a fairness standard called equalized odds. Various measures have been proposed to assess AI fairness. We present a framework for auditing AI fairness, involving third-party auditors and AI system providers, and we have created a tool to facilitate systematic examination of AI systems. The tool is open-sourced and publicly available. Unlike traditional AI systems, we advocate a transparent white-box and statistics-based approach. It can be utilized by third-party auditors, AI developers, or the general public for reference when judging the fairness criterion of AI systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2409.06708,
title = {Ensuring Fairness with Transparent Auditing of Quantitative Bias in AI Systems},
author = {Chih-Cheng Rex Yuan and Bow-Yaw Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06708},
year = {2024}
}