Fairness Through Awareness

What it is

The founding technical paper on algorithmic fairness: defines fairness as treating similar individuals similarly, and shows why blindness to a protected attribute does not deliver it. Mathematical. Free on arXiv.

Why I recommend it

The math is heavy, but the first few pages explain why “we just don't collect race” is not a fairness strategy.

Topics

#ai ethics #ai-ethics #free #paper #reading #research #technology-and-ethics

Added Sep 19, 2026 · 0 opens