Every time you see the word "algorithm" just replace it with "policy" or "procedure".
It's just a structured list of rules at the end of the day, that some person felt was suited for the task at hand, and should be judged accordingly.
It's just a structured list of rules at the end of the day, that some person felt was suited for the task at hand, and should be judged accordingly.
Algorithms can be obscure and uninterrogatable but the same goes for policies.
Ultimately machine learning is outsourcing the output to a giant pile of math soup, but we're still responsible for what comes out the other end.
One thing I've noticed is the more transparent the "rules" are the easier it is to get people to buy into the notion of "procedural" justice.
The more the "rules" are obscure and obfuscated, the more people obsess over outcome disparities alone.
The more the "rules" are obscure and obfuscated, the more people obsess over outcome disparities alone.
I mean we always obsess over outcome disparities, and for good reason, but when you can't transparently appeal to a shared trust in a well codified due process then everyone just focus on what the thing poops out
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