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Auteurs principaux: Hornischer, Levin, Terzopoulou, Zoi
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Publié: 2024
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author Hornischer, Levin
Terzopoulou, Zoi
author_facet Hornischer, Levin
Terzopoulou, Zoi
contents Can neural networks be applied in voting theory, while satisfying the need for transparency in collective decisions? We propose axiomatic deep voting: a framework to build and evaluate neural networks that aggregate preferences, using the well-established axiomatic method of voting theory. Our findings are: (1) Neural networks, despite being highly accurate, often fail to align with the core axioms of voting rules, revealing a disconnect between mimicking outcomes and reasoning. (2) Training with axiom-specific data does not enhance alignment with those axioms. (3) By solely optimizing axiom satisfaction, neural networks can synthesize new voting rules that often surpass and substantially differ from existing ones. This offers insights for both fields: For AI, important concepts like bias and value-alignment are studied in a mathematically rigorous way; for voting theory, new areas of the space of voting rules are explored.
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spellingShingle Learning How to Vote with Principles: Axiomatic Insights Into the Collective Decisions of Neural Networks
Hornischer, Levin
Terzopoulou, Zoi
Artificial Intelligence
I.2.6; J.4
Can neural networks be applied in voting theory, while satisfying the need for transparency in collective decisions? We propose axiomatic deep voting: a framework to build and evaluate neural networks that aggregate preferences, using the well-established axiomatic method of voting theory. Our findings are: (1) Neural networks, despite being highly accurate, often fail to align with the core axioms of voting rules, revealing a disconnect between mimicking outcomes and reasoning. (2) Training with axiom-specific data does not enhance alignment with those axioms. (3) By solely optimizing axiom satisfaction, neural networks can synthesize new voting rules that often surpass and substantially differ from existing ones. This offers insights for both fields: For AI, important concepts like bias and value-alignment are studied in a mathematically rigorous way; for voting theory, new areas of the space of voting rules are explored.
title Learning How to Vote with Principles: Axiomatic Insights Into the Collective Decisions of Neural Networks
topic Artificial Intelligence
I.2.6; J.4
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16170