Hi all,
Our next virtual meeting will be at 12pm (EST) Wednesday, November 4,
where we will hear Yiling Chen (Harvard University) presents research on
"Unexpected Consequences of Algorithm-in-the-Loop Decision Making."
*Abstract*:
The rise of machine learning has fundamentally altered decision making:
rather than being made solely by people, many important decisions are now
made through an “algorithm-in-the-loop” process where machine learning
models inform people. Yet insufficient research has considered how the
interactions between people and models actually influence human decision
making. In this talk, I’ll discuss results from a set of controlled
experiments on algorithm-in-the-loop human decision making in two contexts
(pretrial release and financial lending). For example, when presented with
algorithmic risk assessments, our study participants exhibited additional
bias in their decisions and showed a change in their decision-making
process by increasing risk aversion. These results highlight the urgent
need to expand our analyses of algorithmic decision making aids beyond
evaluating the models themselves to investigating the full sociotechnical
contexts in which people and algorithms interact.
Papers of the talk are available from here
<https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/bgreen/files/19-cscw.pdf> and here
<https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/19-fat.pdf>.
*Zoom link*:
https://harvard.zoom.us/j/99424949004?pwd=aWtPNFM3ZzFYbWxIMXNoZDlyUElVZz09
*Schedule of the workshop*:
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/applied.stats.workshop-gov3009
Best,
Soichiro
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Soichiro Yamauchi
PhD candidate
Harvard University
URL:
https://soichiroy.github.io/