Algorithmic fairness in online information mediating systems (Extended Abstract)

Ansgar Koene; Sofia Ceppi; Helena Webb; Menisha Patel; Elvira Perez; Giles Lane; Marina Jirotka; Michael Rovatsos

doi:10.1145/3091478.3098864

Algorithmic fairness in online information mediating systems (Extended Abstract)

Ansgar Koene, Sofia Ceppi, Helena Webb, Menisha Patel, Elvira Perez, Giles Lane, Marina Jirotka, Michael Rovatsos

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This paper explores the fundamental challenges around fair management of information access when the limits of human attention require algorithmic assistance for ‘€finding the diamond in the coal mountain’. While o‰en named as a key demand from users, the seemingly intuitive concept of fairness has proven to be very difficult to satisfyingly operationalise for implementation in algorithms.
Here we present two pilot studies aimed at getting a better understanding
of the conceptualisation of algorithmic fairness by users. The first was a multi-stakeholder focus-group discussion, the second a user experiment/questionnaire. Based on our data we arrive at a picture of fairness that is highly dependent and context and informedness of users, and possibly inherently misleading due to the implied projecting of human intentions onto an algorithmic process.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WebSci '17 Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on Web Science Conference
Place of Publication	Troy, NY, USA
Publisher	ACM
Pages	391-392
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-4896-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3091478.3098864
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2017
Event	2017 ACM on Web Science Conference - Troy, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 28 Jun 2017 http://websci17.org/

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Conference	2017 ACM on Web Science Conference
Abbreviated title	WEBSCI’17
Country/Territory	United States
City	Troy
Period	25/06/17 → 28/06/17
Internet address	http://websci17.org/

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UnBias: Emancipating Users Against Algorithmic Biases for a Trusted Digital Economy
Rovatsos, M.
EPSRC
1/09/16 → 30/11/18
Project: Research

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Koene, A, Ceppi, S, Webb, H, Patel, M, Perez, E, Lane, G, Jirotka, M & Rovatsos, M 2017, Algorithmic fairness in online information mediating systems (Extended Abstract). in WebSci '17 Proceedings of the 2017 ACM on Web Science Conference. ACM, Troy, NY, USA, pp. 391-392, 2017 ACM on Web Science Conference, Troy, New York, United States, 25/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1145/3091478.3098864

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