arXiv:2508.08151cs.LGcs.SE2025-08被引 1

自动定位并修复神经网络中的偏见神经元,提升公平性同时保持准确率。

FairFLRep: Fairness aware fault localization and repair of Deep Neural Networks

  • 通过分析输入输出关系定位导致偏见的神经元。
  • 在4个图像数据集和4个表格数据集上显著提升公平性且不损失精度。
  • 适合关注模型公平性的研究人员与工程师使用。

深度神经网络(DNN)被广泛应用于日常生活的多个方面,包括影响个人的重大决策场景。然而,这些系统会反映并放大训练与测试数据中的偏见,可能导致不公平行为和错误判断,例如白人与黑人群体间存在不同的误分类率。有效且高效地识别并纠正DNN中的偏见行为是一项挑战。本文提出FairFLRep,一种自动化、公平感知的故障定位与修复技术,可识别并修正可能引发偏见的神经元。该方法聚焦于调整与敏感属性(如种族、性别)相关联的神经元权重,以减少预测质量的差异。通过分析网络内部的输入-输出关系,FairFLRep修正了导致不公平决策的神经元。我们在两个DNN分类器上对四个图像分类数据集及一个DNN模型在四个表格数据集上评估了FairFLRep,结果表明其在提升公平性方面持续优于现有方法,同时保持高准确率。消融实验验证了在故障定位与修复阶段均考虑公平性的重要性。此外,结果显示FairFLRep在修复效率上优于基线方法。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Deep neural networks (DNNs) are being utilized in various aspects of our daily lives, including high-stakes decision-making applications that impact individuals. However, these systems reflect and amplify bias from the data used during training and testing, potentially resulting in biased behavior and inaccurate decisions. For instance, having different misclassification rates between white and black sub-populations. However, effectively and efficiently identifying and correcting biased behavior in DNNs is a challenge. This paper introduces FairFLRep, an automated fairness-aware fault localization and repair technique that identifies and corrects potentially bias-inducing neurons in DNN classifiers. FairFLRep focuses on adjusting neuron weights associated with sensitive attributes, such as race or gender, that contribute to unfair decisions. By analyzing the input-output relationships within the network, FairFLRep corrects neurons responsible for disparities in predictive quality parity. We evaluate FairFLRep on four image classification datasets using two DNN classifiers, and four tabular datasets with a DNN model. The results show that FairFLRep consistently outperforms existing methods in improving fairness while preserving accuracy. An ablation study confirms the importance of considering fairness during both fault localization and repair stages. Our findings also show that FairFLRep is more efficient than the baseline approaches in repairing the network.

公平性神经网络偏见修复

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