Demographic parity AI Ethics & Fairness
noun phrase
Definition: A fairness criterion requiring a model’s positive prediction rate to be equal (or similar) across demographic groups [Fairlearn].
Example in context: “The under-specification of fairness metrics can be especially problematic when we consider bias-transforming metrics such as demographic parity that require deviating from the status quo.” [Weerts et al. 2024]
Synonym: statistical parity
Related terms: fairness metric, equalized odds