I’ll side with ProPublica, because my understanding of fairness (equal treatment for everyone) seems to be closer to parity than calibration. For example, a test that always returns positive or always flips a coin is parity-fair but not calibration-fair.
Would you have the same position if the algorithm would keep blacks in prison at much higher rates than their risk of recidivism warranted? (Instead of vice versa)
How do you feel about insurance? Insurance is, understandably, calibration-fair. If men have higher rates of car accidents than women, they pay a higher rate. They are not treated equally to women. You would prefer to eliminate discrimination on such variables? Wouldn’t you have to eliminate all variables in order to treat everyone equally?
I don’t think everyone should be parity-fair to everyone else—that’s unfeasible. But I do think the government should be parity-fair. For example, a healthcare safety net shouldn’t rely on free market insurance where the sick pay more. It’s better to have a system like in Switzerland where everyone pays the same.
I’ll side with ProPublica, because my understanding of fairness (equal treatment for everyone) seems to be closer to parity than calibration. For example, a test that always returns positive or always flips a coin is parity-fair but not calibration-fair.
Would you have the same position if the algorithm would keep blacks in prison at much higher rates than their risk of recidivism warranted? (Instead of vice versa)
How do you feel about insurance? Insurance is, understandably, calibration-fair. If men have higher rates of car accidents than women, they pay a higher rate. They are not treated equally to women. You would prefer to eliminate discrimination on such variables? Wouldn’t you have to eliminate all variables in order to treat everyone equally?
I don’t think everyone should be parity-fair to everyone else—that’s unfeasible. But I do think the government should be parity-fair. For example, a healthcare safety net shouldn’t rely on free market insurance where the sick pay more. It’s better to have a system like in Switzerland where everyone pays the same.