References

Fair Prediction with Disparate Impact: A Study of Bias in Recidivism Prediction Instruments

Alexandra Chouldechova (2017)

Big Data, 5(2), 153-163.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/big.2016.0047

Abstract. Proves that, when base rates differ between groups, a classifier cannot simultaneously satisfy calibration and equal false-positive/false-negative rates. The result is a key impossibility theorem for algorithmic fairness.

Tags: fairness ethics impossibility

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