Algorithmic Bias in Autonomous Systems

Authors: David Danks, Alex John London

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Reproducibility Variable Result LLM Response
Research Type Theoretical In this paper, we first provide a taxonomy of different types and sources of algorithmic bias, with a focus on their different impacts on the proper functioning of autonomous systems. We then use this taxonomy to distinguish between algorithmic biases that are neutral or unobjectionable, and those that are problematic in some way and require a response. In this paper, we have developed a taxonomy of different kinds and sources of algorithmic bias in an attempt to isolate possible reasons or causes.
Researcher Affiliation Academia David Danks1,2 and Alex John London1,3 1-Department of Philosophy; 2-Department of Psychology; 3-Center for Ethics and Policy Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA {ddanks, ajlondon}@andrew.cmu.edu
Pseudocode No The paper is a conceptual work presenting a taxonomy and does not include any pseudocode or algorithm blocks.
Open Source Code No The paper is theoretical and does not describe or release any source code for a methodology.
Open Datasets No The paper discusses 'training data bias' as a conceptual source of algorithmic bias within autonomous systems. However, the authors did not use or provide access to any dataset for training within their own research. For example: 'If the vehicle s training data and information come entirely or mostly from one location or city...then the resulting models will undoubtedly be biased...'
Dataset Splits No The paper is theoretical and does not involve experimental validation on datasets.
Hardware Specification No The paper is theoretical and does not describe any hardware used for experiments.
Software Dependencies No The paper is theoretical and does not mention any specific software dependencies with version numbers for its own research.
Experiment Setup No The paper is theoretical and does not provide details on experimental setup or hyperparameters.