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Main Authors: Behzad, Tina, Singh, Mithilesh Kumar, Ripa, Anthony J., Mueller, Klaus
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16255
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author Behzad, Tina
Singh, Mithilesh Kumar
Ripa, Anthony J.
Mueller, Klaus
author_facet Behzad, Tina
Singh, Mithilesh Kumar
Ripa, Anthony J.
Mueller, Klaus
contents The issue of fairness in decision-making is a critical one, especially given the variety of stakeholder demands for differing and mutually incompatible versions of fairness. Adopting a strategic interaction of perspectives provides an alternative to enforcing a singular standard of fairness. We present a web-based software application, FairPlay, that enables multiple stakeholders to debias datasets collaboratively. With FairPlay, users can negotiate and arrive at a mutually acceptable outcome without a universally agreed-upon theory of fairness. In the absence of such a tool, reaching a consensus would be highly challenging due to the lack of a systematic negotiation process and the inability to modify and observe changes. We have conducted user studies that demonstrate the success of FairPlay, as users could reach a consensus within about five rounds of gameplay, illustrating the application's potential for enhancing fairness in AI systems.
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spellingShingle FairPlay: A Collaborative Approach to Mitigate Bias in Datasets for Improved AI Fairness
Behzad, Tina
Singh, Mithilesh Kumar
Ripa, Anthony J.
Mueller, Klaus
Machine Learning
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
H.5.2; H.5.3; I.2.6
The issue of fairness in decision-making is a critical one, especially given the variety of stakeholder demands for differing and mutually incompatible versions of fairness. Adopting a strategic interaction of perspectives provides an alternative to enforcing a singular standard of fairness. We present a web-based software application, FairPlay, that enables multiple stakeholders to debias datasets collaboratively. With FairPlay, users can negotiate and arrive at a mutually acceptable outcome without a universally agreed-upon theory of fairness. In the absence of such a tool, reaching a consensus would be highly challenging due to the lack of a systematic negotiation process and the inability to modify and observe changes. We have conducted user studies that demonstrate the success of FairPlay, as users could reach a consensus within about five rounds of gameplay, illustrating the application's potential for enhancing fairness in AI systems.
title FairPlay: A Collaborative Approach to Mitigate Bias in Datasets for Improved AI Fairness
topic Machine Learning
Computers and Society
Human-Computer Interaction
H.5.2; H.5.3; I.2.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16255