Dancing in the Shadows: Harnessing Ambiguity for Fairer Classifiers

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Main Authors: Barrainkua, Ainhize, Gordaliza, Paula, Lozano, Jose A., Quadrianto, Novi
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Published: 2024
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author Barrainkua, Ainhize
Gordaliza, Paula
Lozano, Jose A.
Quadrianto, Novi
author_facet Barrainkua, Ainhize
Gordaliza, Paula
Lozano, Jose A.
Quadrianto, Novi
contents This paper introduces a novel approach to bolster algorithmic fairness in scenarios where sensitive information is only partially known. In particular, we propose to leverage instances with uncertain identity with regards to the sensitive attribute to train a conventional machine learning classifier. The enhanced fairness observed in the final predictions of this classifier highlights the promising potential of prioritizing ambiguity (i.e., non-normativity) as a means to improve fairness guarantees in real-world classification tasks.
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spellingShingle Dancing in the Shadows: Harnessing Ambiguity for Fairer Classifiers
Barrainkua, Ainhize
Gordaliza, Paula
Lozano, Jose A.
Quadrianto, Novi
Machine Learning
Computers and Society
68T01, 68T37
A.0; I.2
This paper introduces a novel approach to bolster algorithmic fairness in scenarios where sensitive information is only partially known. In particular, we propose to leverage instances with uncertain identity with regards to the sensitive attribute to train a conventional machine learning classifier. The enhanced fairness observed in the final predictions of this classifier highlights the promising potential of prioritizing ambiguity (i.e., non-normativity) as a means to improve fairness guarantees in real-world classification tasks.
title Dancing in the Shadows: Harnessing Ambiguity for Fairer Classifiers
topic Machine Learning
Computers and Society
68T01, 68T37
A.0; I.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.19066