Fairness in algorithmic decision-making : tradeoffs, policy choices and procedural protections

Harkens, Adam (2019) Fairness in algorithmic decision-making : tradeoffs, policy choices and procedural protections. Amicus Curiae, 1 (1). pp. 84-96. ISSN 1461-2097 (https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v1i1.5067)

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Abstract

This article discusses conceptions of fairness in algorithmic decision-making, within the context of the UK’s legal system. Using practical operational examples of algorithmic tools, it argues that such practices involve inherent technical trade-offs over multiple, competing notions of fairness, which are further exacerbated by policy choices made by those public authorities who use them. This raises major concerns regarding the ability of such choices to affect legal issues in decision-making, and transform legal protections, without adequate legal oversight, or a clear legal framework. This is not to say that the law does not have the capacity to regulate and ensure fairness, but that a more expansive idea of its function is required.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	85077
  Dates:	Date Event 29 October 2019 Published 1 October 2019 Accepted
  Notes:	Harkens, A. (2019). Fairness in algorithmic decision-making: trade-offs, policy choices, and procedural protections. Amicus Curiae, 1(1), 84-96. https://doi.org/10.14296/ac.v1i1.5067
  Subjects:	Law
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Strathclyde Law School > Law
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	06 Apr 2023 07:48
  Last modified:	12 Dec 2024 14:38
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85077