fairness
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈfɛrnəs/
- Specialized
:
equidad
- The company's policies aimed to improve the fairness of hiring practices by avoiding biases in candidate selection.
- fairness perceptions
- outcome fairness
- perceived fairness
It includes algorithmic fairness, bias, privacy, and ethics in general.
- It includes algorithmic fairness, bias, privacy, and ethics in general.
- And again, none of those systems satisfy these basic criteria of fairness.
- OK, so similar error rates is definitely one of the criteria that people use in talking about fairness.
Examples
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So that's why we actually have a machine learning fairness team across Google.
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The researchers focused on ensuring the fairness of the algorithm across different demographic groups.
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Specifically, there was no significant difference between these treatment conditions for the measure of process fairness.
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So to conclude another slide on young kids, I want to make the point about equity and fairness in health.
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In addition, perceived fairness would be significantly affected by the types of selection outcomes.
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The research findings of such a program can be used to ensure fairness in assessment for a culturally diverse student body.
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Years later, Emily remembered this disillusionment as an important marker in her developing awareness of fairness and justice.
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However, RCT interventions did affect minority members' perceptions of process fairness.
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Fairness also requires an effort, through incentives and vigorous recruitment, to achieve social-class integration of schools.
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In discussions about social justice, fairness is often emphasized to promote equal opportunities for all.
Synonyms
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2.5
Fair treatment of people and the courts that decide it
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2.2
People have the same rights, position, and opportunities
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5.3
Fair and equal treatment of people, for example at work or school
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4.2
Treating all people fairly and equally without bias
Being fair and not taking sides
Fair and equal treatment of people when making decisions
Antonyms
- Specialized
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5.2
A strong unfair feeling that makes you like or dislike someone and affects decisions
Compounds
How Fair
Surface Forms
Morphology
fairness = fair (transparent) = fair + ness
The word 'fairness' is transparently derived from 'fair' with the suffix '-ness' indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
In computing, fairness keeps the same idea: it means a computer program or model treats different groups 'equally' and does not give some groups a constant disadvantage.