https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.04578v1
Simplicity Creates Inequity: Implications for Fairness, Stereotypes, and Interpretability
Jon Kleinberg, Sendhil Mullainathan
“Algorithmic predictions are increasingly used to aid… human decision-making…. We develop a formal model to explore the relationship between simplicity and equity…. using a simple prediction function both reduces utility for disadvantaged groups and reduces overall welfare. Our result is not only about algorithms but about any process that produces simple models, and as such connects to the psychology of stereotypes and to… discrimination.”