The (Im)possibility of fairness: different value systems require different mechanisms for fair decision making
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The axiomatics of the decision-maker's choice (for the selection of candidates for university entrance) have implications on the outcomes and their (in)fairness; the decision-maker can estimate that there is no distance between the space of unobservable variables and that of observed variables (axiom: 'What you see is what you get') or that these spaces are separate, in which case the decision-mak
“They then show that the axiomatics of the decision-maker's choice (for the selection of candidates for university entrance) have implications on the outcomes and their (in)fairness”
From Fairness and explainability in automatic decision-making systems. A challenge for computer science and law (2023) · cites this paper as [34]
The choices made on the basis of algorithms are based on principles (an axiomatic) laid down by the decision-maker.
“The important thing here is to emphasize that the choices made on the basis of algorithms are based on principles (an axiomatic) laid down by the decision-maker.”
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Defining the 'right' fairness specification is highly subjective, value-dependent, and nonstatic, evolving through time.
“This distinction is critical, as defining the”
From Bias and Fairness in Large Language Models: A Survey (2024) · cites this paper as Friedler, Scheidegger, and Venkatasubramanian 2021
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- Authors
- Friedler, S. A., Scheidegger, C., & Venkatasubramanian, S.
- Affiliations
- Haverford College (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Venue
- Communications of the ACM
- Published
- 2021-03-22
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 136-143
- ISSN
- 0001-0782 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-7317
- OpenAlex
- W3152436735
- Cited by
- 262
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 37 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 74 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 55.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Communications of the ACM (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Keywords
- fairness, impossibility results, algorithmic fairness
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