arXiv Machine Learning By Yash Vardhan Tomar

How Reliable are Fairness Audits with Unreliable Data?

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arXiv:2506. 23033v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Fairness audits are a key component of responsible machine-learning deployment.

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