A Near-Optimal Algorithm for Debiasing Trained Machine Learning ModelsDownload PDF

Published: 09 Nov 2021, Last Modified: 22 Oct 2023NeurIPS 2021 PosterReaders: Everyone
Keywords: Fairness, Classification, Statistical Parity, Deep Learning
TL;DR: We propose a near-optimal post-processing algorithm for debiasing models and demonstrate that it outperforms previous methods.
Abstract: We present a scalable post-processing algorithm for debiasing trained models, including deep neural networks (DNNs), which we prove to be near-optimal by bounding its excess Bayes risk. We empirically validate its advantages on standard benchmark datasets across both classical algorithms as well as modern DNN architectures and demonstrate that it outperforms previous post-processing methods while performing on par with in-processing. In addition, we show that the proposed algorithm is particularly effective for models trained at scale where post-processing is a natural and practical choice.
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