Algorithmic Fairness and The Solutions of Value-Sensitive Design

Abstract

摘要： 算法歧视现象给个体生活带来极大困扰,算法的技术设计和法律防治是当前避免算法歧视的有效方法。但此类方法总在追求算法和公平之间的形式关系,试图用形式公平掩盖实质不公平,其根本原因是目前的算法设计对隐性价值不敏感,采用社会中既定的价值观作为设计前提,忽略公平、现实与个体的动态因果关系。这对实现算法公平提出了一种超越性要求,即要求算法研究者在算法设计过程中持续性追问公平的伦理价值。价值敏感设计通过不同方式识别和嵌入价值,是实现算法公平的可行路径。该方法通过概念调查、经验调查和技术调查研究算法设计过程中的价值基础,揭示出影响公平的隐性价值,进而引导公平算法的设计路径,避免出现算法歧视现象。

关键词: 算法公平, 价值敏感设计, 隐性价值, 算法歧视

Yan Shun. Algorithmic Fairness and The Solutions of Value-Sensitive Design[J]. Studies in Ethics, 2024(2): 101-109.

严顺. 算法公平问题及其价值敏感设计的解法[J]. 伦理学研究, 2024(2): 101-109.

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