Algorithmic Accountability and Public Reason

被引:135
作者
Binns R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, Oxford
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Algorithmic accountability; Discrimination; Public reason;
D O I
10.1007/s13347-017-0263-5
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摘要
The ever-increasing application of algorithms to decision-making in a range of social contexts has prompted demands for algorithmic accountability. Accountable decision-makers must provide their decision-subjects with justifications for their automated system’s outputs, but what kinds of broader principles should we expect such justifications to appeal to? Drawing from political philosophy, I present an account of algorithmic accountability in terms of the democratic ideal of ‘public reason’. I argue that situating demands for algorithmic accountability within this justificatory framework enables us to better articulate their purpose and assess the adequacy of efforts toward them. © 2017, The Author(s).
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页码:543 / 556
页数:13
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