arXiv:2602.00094cs.LGcs.CY2026-02综述

梳理个体与群体公平的权衡,提出统一框架解决机器学习公平性冲突

Trade-offs Between Individual and Group Fairness in Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Review

  • 构建融合个体与群体公平的统一方法框架
  • 系统分析各类混合公平算法的理论基础与优化机制
  • 适合关注公平性设计的算法研究者与实践者参考

算法公平性已成为计算决策系统中的核心关切,确保公平结果在伦理和法律层面均至关重要。文献中出现了两种主导性公平理念:群体公平(GF)关注不同人口子群体间的差异缓解;个体公平(IF)则强调对相似个体的一致对待。传统研究多将二者孤立看待。本文综述了同时兼顾GF与IF的联合方法,将两种视角整合于统一框架,并明确刻画其内在权衡。系统性回顾混合公平方法,按其采用的公平机制与算法数学策略分类,分析每类方法的理论基础、优化机制及实证评估方式,讨论其局限性。此外,探讨当前挑战并指出未来研究方向,旨在推动具备原则性、情境感知能力的混合公平方法发展。本综述为寻求个体与群体双重公平保障的科研人员与实践者提供全面参考。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Algorithmic fairness has become a central concern in computational decision-making systems, where ensuring equitable outcomes is essential for both ethical and legal reasons. Two dominant notions of fairness have emerged in the literature: Group Fairness (GF), which focuses on mitigating disparities across demographic subpopulations, and Individual Fairness (IF), which emphasizes consistent treatment of similar individuals. These notions have traditionally been studied in isolation. In contrast, this survey examines methods that jointly address GF and IF, integrating both perspectives within unified frameworks and explicitly characterizing the trade-offs between them. We provide a systematic and critical review of hybrid fairness approaches, organizing existing methods according to the fairness mechanisms they employ and the algorithmic and mathematical strategies used to reconcile multiple fairness criteria. For each class of methods, we examine their theoretical foundations, optimization mechanisms, and empirical evaluation practices, and discuss their limitations. Additionally, we discuss the challenges and identify open research directions for developing principled, context-aware hybrid fairness methods. By synthesizing insights across the literature, this survey aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to design hybrid algorithms that provide reliable fairness guarantees at both the individual and group levels.

算法公平群体公平个体公平综述

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