Summary of Different Horses For Different Courses: Comparing Bias Mitigation Algorithms in Ml, by Prakhar Ganesh et al.
Different Horses for Different Courses: Comparing Bias Mitigation Algorithms in ML
by Prakhar Ganesh, Usman Gohar, Lu Cheng, Golnoosh Farnadi
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computers and Society (cs.CY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper investigates bias mitigation techniques in Machine Learning (ML) by examining the effects of different evaluation settings on their performance. The authors show that several algorithms can achieve comparable fairness levels when given the freedom to optimize hyperparameters, challenging the notion that one technique is inherently superior. Instead, they highlight the importance of considering the learning pipeline’s influence on fairness scores and the need for a more nuanced understanding of how various choices impact bias mitigation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Machine learning researchers are trying to make sure their algorithms don’t unfairly favor certain groups of people. They’ve been comparing different ways to fix this problem, but they’re not always using the same settings to test them. This paper shows that some algorithms do better than others depending on how they’re set up, so it’s not fair to say one is better just because it was tested in a certain way. Instead of focusing on which algorithm is best, we should think about how all these choices can affect fairness. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Machine learning
