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algorithm audit

算法审计:通过反复、系统地向算法输入查询并观察对应输出,从而推断其不透明内部运作机制的方法。

English Definition

"A method of repeatedly and systematically querying an algorithm with inputs and observing corresponding outputs to draw inferences about its opaque inner workings."

用法说明 · 针对中文母语者

常用于检测算法中的歧视性实践;可分为专家审计(如 Buolamwini & Gebru 的性别分类偏差研究)和非正式审计。

常见错误

  • ·与 'algorithm auditing' 混用——前者偏向名词性方法,后者偏向过程描述

真实用例 · 2

"Metaxa et al. define, "an algorithm audit is a method of repeatedly and systematically querying an algorithm with inputs and observing the corresponding outputs in order to draw inferences about its opaque inner workings" [85, p. 288]."

论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·给出 algorithm audit 的学术定义

"They outline how "a key focus of auditing has always been the identification of discriminatory practices or outcomes in a wide range of socially important contexts" [85, p. 322]."

论文Pipeline extracted — review needed·阐述算法审计的核心关注点——识别歧视性实践
由 pipeline 自动采集,待人工 review