Demographic Parity
Domain: Safety & Ethics
🎯 Motivation
A fairness metric: the AI’s positive outcome rate should be similar across demographic groups.
📋 Concrete Example
If 60% of men and 60% of women get approved, that is demographic parity. If 60% of men and 40% of women, there is a disparity. The metric quantifies fairness.
🔗 Analogy
A school ensuring equal pass rates across all classes - if Class A has 90% pass and Class B has 60%, there is a disparity. Demographic parity checks this for AI.