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Is it ethical to avoid error analysis?

Computers and Society 2017-07-03 v1

Abstract

Machine learning algorithms tend to create more accurate models with the availability of large datasets. In some cases, highly accurate models can hide the presence of bias in the data. There are several studies published that tackle the development of discriminatory-aware machine learning algorithms. We center on the further evaluation of machine learning models by doing error analysis, to understand under what conditions the model is not working as expected. We focus on the ethical implications of avoiding error analysis, from a falsification of results and discrimination perspective. Finally, we show different ways to approach error analysis in non-interpretable machine learning algorithms such as deep learning.

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@article{arxiv.1706.10237,
  title  = {Is it ethical to avoid error analysis?},
  author = {Eva García-Martín and Niklas Lavesson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.10237},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Presented as a poster at the 2017 Workshop on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning (FAT/ML 2017)

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