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This study explores perceptions of fairness in algorithmic decision-making among users in Bangladesh through a comprehensive mixed-methods approach. By integrating quantitative survey data with qualitative interview insights, we examine how…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Ahmed Abdal Shafi Rasel , Ahmed Mustafa Amlan , Tasmim Shajahan Mim , Tanvir Hasan

Algorithmic bias has been the subject of much recent controversy. To clarify what is at stake and to make progress resolving the controversy, a better understanding of the concepts involved would be helpful. The discussion here focuses on…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Catherine Stinson

Algorithms are increasingly used to guide high-stakes decisions about individuals. Consequently, substantial interest has developed around defining and measuring the ``fairness'' of these algorithms. These definitions of fair algorithms…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2024-04-09 Annie Liang , Jay Lu

Algorithmic decision making systems are ubiquitous across a wide variety of online as well as offline services. These systems rely on complex learning methods and vast amounts of data to optimize the service functionality, satisfaction of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2017-03-27 Muhammad Bilal Zafar , Isabel Valera , Manuel Gomez Rodriguez , Krishna P. Gummadi

Autonomous mechanisms have been proposed to regulate certain aspects of society and are already being used to regulate business organisations. We take seriously recent proposals for algorithmic regulation of society, and we identify the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-05-01 Nello Cristianini , Teresa Scantamburlo

Algorithmic systems are known to impact marginalized groups severely, and more so, if all sources of bias are not considered. While work in algorithmic fairness to-date has primarily focused on addressing discrimination due to individually…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-14 Vishwali Mhasawade , Rumi Chunara

In the very large debates on ethics of algorithms, this paper proposes an analysis on human responsibility. On one hand, algorithms are designed by some humans, who bear a part of responsibility in the results and unexpected impacts.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Odile Bellenguez , Nadia Brauner , Alexis Tsoukiàs

Data-driven decision-making consequential to individuals raises important questions of accountability and justice. Indeed, European law provides individuals limited rights to 'meaningful information about the logic' behind significant,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2018-02-01 Reuben Binns , Max Van Kleek , Michael Veale , Ulrik Lyngs , Jun Zhao , Nigel Shadbolt

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to exacerbate societal bias and set back decades of advances in equal rights and civil liberty. Data used to train machine learning algorithms may capture social injustices, inequality or…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Susan Leavy , Barry O'Sullivan , Eugenia Siapera

We increasingly depend on a variety of data-driven algorithmic systems to assist us in many aspects of life. Search engines and recommender systems amongst others are used as sources of information and to help us in making all sort of…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-09-01 Evaggelia Pitoura , Kostas Stefanidis , Georgia Koutrika

The field of algorithmic fairness has rapidly emerged over the past 15 years as algorithms have become ubiquitous in everyday lives. Algorithmic fairness traditionally considers statistical notions of fairness algorithms might satisfy in…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2023-12-07 John W. Patty , Elizabeth Maggie Penn

The ethical implications and social impacts of artificial intelligence have become topics of compelling interest to industry, researchers in academia, and the public. However, current analyses of AI in a global context are biased toward…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-07-19 Alexa Hagerty , Igor Rubinov

A wave of recent scholarship documenting the discriminatory harms of algorithmic systems has spurred widespread interest in algorithmic accountability and regulation. Yet effective accountability and regulation is stymied by a persistent…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-12-09 Michael Katell , Meg Young , Bernease Herman , Dharma Dailey , Aaron Tam , Vivian Guetler , Corinne Binz , Daniella Raz , P. M. Krafft

This article surveys the use of algorithmic systems to support decision-making in the public sector. Governments adopt, procure, and use algorithmic systems to support their functions within several contexts -- including criminal justice,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-06-11 Karen Levy , Kyla Chasalow , Sarah Riley

In the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence, machine perception is becoming paramount to achieving increased performance. Image classification systems are becoming increasingly integral to various applications, ranging from…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Javon Hickmon

Algorithmic fairness is a major concern in recent years as the influence of machine learning algorithms becomes more widespread. In this paper, we investigate the issue of algorithmic fairness from a network-centric perspective.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-10-13 Farzan Masrour , Pang-Ning Tan , Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian

The use of algorithmic decision making systems in domains which impact the financial, social, and political well-being of people has created a demand for these decision making systems to be "fair" under some accepted notion of equity. This…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Andrew Estornell , Sanmay Das , Yang Liu , Yevgeniy Vorobeychik

During deliberation processes, mediators and facilitators typically need to select a small and representative set of opinions later used to produce digestible reports for stakeholders. In online deliberation platforms, algorithmic selection…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Salim Hafid , Manon Berriche , Jean-Philippe Cointet

Background. As digital technologies increasingly shape social domains such as healthcare, public safety, entertainment, and education, software engineering has engaged with ethical and political concerns primarily through the notion of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Lucas Valenca , Ronnie de Souza Santos

Existing approaches to algorithmic fairness aim to ensure equitable outcomes if human decision-makers comply perfectly with algorithmic decisions. However, perfect compliance with the algorithm is rarely a reality or even a desirable…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-01 Haosen Ge , Hamsa Bastani , Osbert Bastani