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The emergence and growth of research on issues of ethics in AI, and in particular algorithmic fairness, has roots in an essential observation that structural inequalities in society are reflected in the data used to train predictive models…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-02-28 Caitlin Kuhlman , Latifa Jackson , Rumi Chunara

Algorithmic fairness is receiving significant attention in the academic and broader literature due to the increasing use of predictive algorithms, including those based on artificial intelligence. One benefit of this trend is that algorithm…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-01-28 Pratyush Garg , John Villasenor , Virginia Foggo

The definition and implementation of fairness in automated decisions has been extensively studied by the research community. Yet, there hides fallacious reasoning, misleading assertions, and questionable practices at the foundations of the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-06-05 Robert Lee Poe , Soumia Zohra El Mestari

Algorithm fairness has become a central problem for the broad adoption of artificial intelligence. Although the past decade has witnessed an explosion of excellent work studying algorithm biases, achieving fairness in real-world AI…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-09-06 James Enouen , Tianshu Sun , Yan Liu

The widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in consequential domains, such as healthcare and parole decision-making systems, has drawn intense scrutiny on the fairness of these methods. However, ensuring fairness is often…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-09-10 Ninareh Mehrabi , Umang Gupta , Fred Morstatter , Greg Ver Steeg , Aram Galstyan

Despite the impressive prediction ability, machine learning models show discrimination towards certain demographics and suffer from unfair prediction behaviors. To alleviate the discrimination, extensive studies focus on eliminating the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-11 Chia-Yuan Chang , Yu-Neng Chuang , Kwei-Herng Lai , Xiaotian Han , Xia Hu , Na Zou

Organizations cannot address demographic disparities that they cannot see. Recent research on machine learning and fairness has emphasized that awareness of sensitive attributes, such as race and sex, is critical to the development of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-12-16 Miranda Bogen , Aaron Rieke , Shazeda Ahmed

In a world of daily emerging scientific inquisition and discovery, the prolific launch of machine learning across industries comes to little surprise for those familiar with the potential of ML. Neither so should the congruent expansion of…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-12-13 Brianna Richardson , Juan E. Gilbert

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

As calls for fair and unbiased algorithmic systems increase, so too does the number of individuals working on algorithmic fairness in industry. However, these practitioners often do not have access to the demographic data they feel they…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-01-26 McKane Andrus , Elena Spitzer , Jeffrey Brown , Alice Xiang

Machine learning models have achieved widespread success but often inherit and amplify historical biases, resulting in unfair outcomes. Traditional fairness methods typically impose constraints at the prediction level, without addressing…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-02-10 Enze Shi , Pankaj Bhagwat , Zhixian Yang , Linglong Kong , Bei Jiang

Increasing staffing constraints and turnaround-time pressures in Prior authorization (PA) have led to increasing automation of decision systems to support PA review. Evaluating fairness in such systems poses unique challenges because…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Sai P. Selvaraj , Khadija Mahmoud , Anuj Iravane

Although many fairness criteria have been proposed to ensure that machine learning algorithms do not exhibit or amplify our existing social biases, these algorithms are trained on datasets that can themselves be statistically biased. In…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-04 Yiqiao Liao , Parinaz Naghizadeh

Predictive algorithms are now used to help distribute a large share of our society's resources and sanctions, such as healthcare, loans, criminal detentions, and tax audits. Under the right circumstances, these algorithms can improve the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Alex Chohlas-Wood , Madison Coots , Sharad Goel , Julian Nyarko

Data-driven algorithms are studied in diverse domains to support critical decisions, directly impacting people's well-being. As a result, a growing community of researchers has been investigating the equity of existing algorithms and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-09-27 Alessandro Fabris , Stefano Messina , Gianmaria Silvello , Gian Antonio Susto

Regression-based predictive analytics used in modern kidney transplantation is known to inherit biases from training data. This leads to social discrimination and inefficient organ utilization, particularly in the context of a few social…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Mukund Telukunta , Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla , Morgan Stuart , Casey Canfield

Numerous studies have shown that machine learning algorithms can latch onto protected attributes such as race and gender and generate predictions that systematically discriminate against one or more groups. To date the majority of bias and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-18 Matheus Schmitz , Rehan Ahmed , Jimi Cao

This paper presents a scoping review of algorithmic fairness research over the past fifteen years, utilising a dataset sourced from Web of Science, HEIN Online, FAccT and AIES proceedings. All articles come from the computer science and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-08-06 Daphne Lenders , Anne Oloo

When using machine learning to aid decision-making, it is critical to ensure that an algorithmic decision is fair and does not discriminate against specific individuals/groups, particularly those from underprivileged populations. Existing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Yifei Wang , Zhengyang Zhou , Liqin Wang , John Laurentiev , Peter Hou , Li Zhou , Pengyu Hong

With the widespread adoption of machine learning in the real world, the impact of the discriminatory bias has attracted attention. In recent years, various methods to mitigate the bias have been proposed. However, most of them have not…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Kenji Kobayashi , Yuri Nakao