Work

What is Proxy Discrimination?

Year: 2022

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The near universal condemnation of proxy discrimination hides a disagreement over what it is. This work surveys various notions of proxy and proxy discrimination found in prior work and represents them in a common framework. These notions variously turn on statistical dependencies, causal effects, and intentions. It discusses the limitations and uses of each notation and of the concept as a whole.

Source: ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT)

DOI: 10.1145/3531146.3533242

Author: Michael Carl Tschantz

Institution: International Computer Science Institute

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory