提升人脸年龄估计公平性,需兼顾准确率与不同人群表现
Apparent Age Estimation: Challenges and Outcomes
- 用MVL和AMRL改进分布学习,提升年龄预测精度
- AMRL达当前最高准确率,但对亚裔和非裔人群性能下降明显
- 强调需融合本地化多样数据与严格公平性验证
显然年龄估计在个性化商业中具有重要价值,但现有模型常存在人口统计偏差。本文通过分布学习技术(如均值-方差损失MVL、自适应均值残差损失AMRL)复现并评估了DEX方法,在IMDB-WIKI、APPA-REAL和FairFace数据集上测试其准确率与公平性。结果表明,尽管AMRL达到当前最优准确率,但在精准度与人口公平性之间仍存在权衡。尽管UMAP嵌入显示明显的年龄聚类,但显著性图显示不同人群关注特征不一致,导致亚裔与非裔群体性能大幅下降。我们认为仅靠技术优化不足;实现准确且公平的年龄估计,必须结合本地化、多样化数据集,并严格执行公平性验证流程。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Apparent age estimation is a valuable tool for business personalization, yet current models frequently exhibit demographic biases. We review prior works on the DEX method by applying distribution learning techniques such as Mean-Variance Loss (MVL) and Adaptive Mean-Residue Loss (AMRL), and evaluate them in both accuracy and fairness. Using IMDB-WIKI, APPA-REAL, and FairFace, we demonstrate that while AMRL achieves state-of-the-art accuracy, trade-offs between precision and demographic equity persist. Despite clear age clustering in UMAP embeddings, our saliency maps indicate inconsistent feature focus across demographics, leading to significant performance degradation for Asian and African American populations. We argue that technical improvements alone are insufficient; accurate and fair apparent age estimation requires the integration of localized and diverse datasets, and strict adherence to fairness validation protocols.
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