The paper explores fairness metrics in automated decision-making and their limitations.
problem Discrimination in automated resource allocation decisions.
method Analysis of fairness metrics and distributive justice principles.
result Prominent fairness metrics fail to address egalitarian and sufficiency concerns in resource allocation.
Automated medical protocol uses neural networks and decision trees.
problem Improving healthcare delivery through automated decision-making.
method Hybrid model combining neural networks and decision trees.
result Effective early decisions for patient care.
This paper uses machine learning to assist automation engineers in decision making.
problem Imperfect decision making by automation engineers leads to multiple iterations and increased time for software development.
method Defined challenges and proposed solutions using machine learning for automation engineering, including code classification, finding similar code snippets, and hardware selection.
result Paragraph embedding techniques achieved an F1-score of 72% for classifying automation using code snippets, and autoencoder models for hardware recommendation achieved p@3 and p@5 of 0.79 and 0.95, respectively.
DRL automates stock market trading with a 2.68 Sharpe Ratio.
problem Automating profitable trades in the stock market.
method Formulated as a POMDP, solved with TD3 algorithm.
result 2.68 Sharpe Ratio on unseen data.
Paper proposes an intersection decision algorithm for autonomous vehicles.
problem Navigating intersections with non-automated vehicles.
method Combines reinforcement learning for high-level decisions and model predictive control for low-level planning.
result The proposed algorithm outperforms another controller in success rate and training episodes.
The paper introduces a new algorithm for fair decision-making in outcome control tasks.
problem Fair and equitable automated decision-making in outcome control tasks.
method Causal analysis and optimization to ensure fairness in decision-making.
result Developed an algorithm for maximizing Y while ensuring causal fairness. Machine learning (ML) is increasingly deployed in real world contexts, supplying actionable insights and forming the basis of automated decision-making systems. While issues resulting from biases pre-existing in training data have been at the center of the fairness debate, these systems are also affected by technical a…
Safe autonomous decisions made with machine learning predictions using Conformal Decision Theory.
problem Safe decisions from imperfect machine learning predictions.
method Conformal Decision Theory framework for producing safe decisions.
result Safe decisions with provable statistical guarantees of low risk.
Paper formalizes anti-discrimination law in automated systems.
problem Algorithmic discrimination in legal contexts.
method Decision-theoretic framework grounded in UK anti-discrimination law.
result Introduced 'conditional estimation parity' metric for ML fairness.
Proposes a new machine learning problem for automated temporal decision-making.
problem Automating human involvement in temporal decision-making processes.
method Develops a deep Bayesian neural network, ForeClassNet, with Boltzmann convolutions.
result Achieves superior performance in real-world Foreclassing datasets.
SUPAID automates vehicle rollout decisions for fleet managers.
problem Automating supervisor's vehicle rollout decisions to prevent costly mistakes.
method Rule mining approach based on 'one-way efficiency' assumption.
result SUPAID significantly reduces costs in a real transit agency setting.
AutoML enhances credit decisions with XAI for better transparency.
problem Transparency in AI-driven financial decisions.
method Combining AutoML and XAI (SHAP) for credit scoring.
result Improved efficiency and accuracy in credit decisions with enhanced transparency.
Paper proposes fair decision trees to avoid unfair treatment.
problem Discriminative decision-making in automated systems.
method Mixed-integer optimization framework for fair decision trees.
result Improves fairness and accuracy in decision-making.
MCU-Net combines U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout for uncertainty in medical image segmentation.
problem Lack of uncertainty representation in deep learning methods for patient-centered healthcare decisions.
method MCU-Net framework using U-Net and Monte Carlo Dropout with four uncertainty metrics.
result MCU-Net maximizes automated performance and refers truly uncertain cases.
In many machine learning applications, there are multiple decision-makers involved, both automated and human. The interaction between these agents often goes unaddressed in algorithmic development. In this work, we explore a simple version of this interaction with a two-stage framework containing an automated model and…
This paper presents an approach for automation of interpretable feature selection for Internet Of Things Analytics (IoTA) using machine learning (ML) techniques. Authors have conducted a survey over different people involved in different IoTA based application development tasks. The survey reveals that feature selectio…
The paper proposes a method to assess when automated predictions are reliable.
problem Ensuring reliability and safety of automated decision-making in machine learning.
method Clustering to measure distances between outputs and class centroids, defining a safety threshold based on these distances.
result The proposed metric can efficiently determine when automated predictions are acceptable and when they should be deferred.
MOANOFS tackles online feature selection for big data classification.
problem Online supervised feature selection for binary classification in big data.
method Hybrid of online learning and automated negotiation.
result MOANOFS achieves high accuracy with real-world applications.
This work surveys algorithmic recourse, aiming to clarify definitions and solutions.
problem Providing explanations and recommendations to individuals affected by automated decisions.
method Literature review and unified definitions, formulations, and solutions.
result Unified definitions and solutions for algorithmic recourse.
System uses conformal prediction to help experts make accurate decisions without understanding when to trust it.
problem Helping experts make accurate decisions in multiclass classification tasks.
method Develops an automated decision support system using conformal prediction to provide precise prediction sets and an efficient search method.
result System improves expert predictions by providing precise prediction sets and forcing experts to predict from these sets.
The paper offers tools to ensure people can change automated loan decisions.
problem People should be able to alter input variables to avoid being denied loans.
method Integer programming tools for linear classification problems.
result Recourse can be significantly affected by standard model development practices.
Interactive RL and DT feedback improve feature selection efficiency.
problem Balancing feature selection effectiveness and efficiency.
method Interactive Reinforcement Learning (IRL) and Decision Tree Feedback (DTF) architecture.
result Improved feature selection performance on real-world datasets.
This work automates decision tree construction from neural networks.
problem Creating optimal decision tree architectures from neural networks.
method Automatic induction of non-greedy decision trees using weights transfer from neural networks.
result Improved model performance over fixed hyperparameters.
Automated Budget Constrained Training optimizes model training under time constraints.
problem Balancing model quality and computational cost in constrained time.
method Developed a hyperparameter optimisation algorithm that learns the relationship between hyperparameters, model quality, and computational cost.
result The algorithm optimally decides whether to terminate or continue training, and what hyperparameters to use.
Automate residual plot assessment with R package and Shiny application
problem Diagnosing linear models
method Computer vision model for residual plot assessment
result Predicts visual signal strength and supports model fit assessment
Python library automates feature engineering and selection for linear models.
problem Difficulties in training and explaining complex machine learning models.
method Automated feature engineering and selection for linear models.
result Improves prediction accuracy of linear models while retaining interpretability.
Automated classification of astronomical light curves for LSST.
problem Handling massive astronomical data from LSST.
method Gradient boosting of decision trees, feature extraction and selection, augmentation.
result Achieved one of the top results in the PLAsTiCC challenge.
This paper explores AutoML for practical business applications.
problem Building machine learning models from data.
method Overview and benchmarking of AutoML algorithms.
result Recent benchmark results on AutoML algorithms.
Paper uses LLMs for sector allocation, showing better returns.
problem Automated trading sector allocation inefficiencies.
method Systematic analysis of macroeconomic data and sentiment.
result LLM-based sector allocation outperforms traditional strategies.
More and more processes governing our lives use in some part an automatic decision step, where -- based on a feature vector derived from an applicant -- an algorithm has the decision power over the final outcome. Here we present a simple idea which gives some of the power back to the applicant by providing her with alt…
This work shifts focus from prediction to intervention in social systems.
problem The limitations of focusing solely on prediction in automated decision systems.
method Shift from prediction-focused paradigm to intervention-oriented approach.
result A new perspective unifies statistical frameworks and tools for ADS design, implementation, and evaluation.
Quant 4.0 uses AI to automate, explain, and incorporate knowledge in investment.
problem Limitations of deep learning in quant investment.
method Automated AI, Explainable AI, Knowledge-driven AI.
result Improves investment decision-making through automation, interpretability, and prior knowledge integration.
This paper improves transportation efficiency by teaching automated vehicles to cooperate.
problem Improving efficiency and safety of transportation systems with automated vehicles.
method Multi-agent graph reinforcement learning with attention mechanism.
result Automated vehicles can achieve better performance when learning to cooperate with each other.
LLMs fail to match statistical ground truth despite stable run-to-run performance.
problem LLMs lack validation against statistical ground truth in automated scientific workflows.
method Introduced a behavioral evaluation framework for LLMs, separating four decision-making dimensions.
result LLMs can exhibit near-perfect stability but diverge from statistical ground truth.
LASSO-PCA combines LASSO and PCA for automated forecast averaging.
problem Automating the selection of forecast averaging methods and tuning parameters.
method LASSO estimation combined with PCA, using information criteria for parameter selection.
result LASSO-PCA outperforms other methods in forecast error reduction.
AuxNet uses auxiliary tasks to enhance semantic segmentation for automated driving.
problem Time-consuming and expensive semantic annotation for automated driving.
method Leveraging auxiliary tasks like depth estimation to improve semantic segmentation performance.
result 3% and 5% improvement in accuracy on SYNTHIA and KITTI datasets respectively.
FairVIC improves fairness in neural networks without sacrificing accuracy.
problem Mitigating bias in automated decision-making systems, particularly in deep learning models.
method Integrates variance, invariance, and covariance terms into the loss function during training to abstract fairness concepts.
result Significant improvements in fairness across all tested metrics without compromising accuracy.
Quantum self-attention boosts automated market maker performance in crypto trading.
problem Improving automated market maker rebalancing in crypto trading.
method Quantum Adaptive Self-Attention (QASA) using variational quantum circuits and softmax attention.
result QASA-Sequence variant achieves best single-model risk-adjusted performance in crypto trading.
Automates investor/company matching with AI, explaining decisions.
problem Matching companies and investors is hard due to limited data and need for explanations.
method Representation learning for small datasets + parameterized explanation generation.
result System performs well on matching task and explains decisions.
We summarize the potential impact that the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation will have on the routine use of machine learning algorithms. Slated to take effect as law across the EU in 2018, it will restrict automated individual decision-making (that is, algorithms that make decisions based on user…
KM-GPT automates IPD reconstruction from KM plots with high accuracy and scalability.
problem Manual digitization of IPD from KM plots is error-prone and lacks scalability.
method KM-GPT integrates advanced image preprocessing, multi-modal reasoning, and iterative reconstruction algorithms.
result KM-GPT generates high-quality IPD without manual input or intervention, achieving superior accuracy.
A learning-based approach optimizes automated lane changes with mixed-integer optimization and machine learning.
problem Traditional motion planning methods are inefficient and lack generalization capability.
method Mixed-Integer Quadratic Problem (MIQP) for optimal trajectories, supervised learning for fast decision-making.
result The proposed model outperforms existing motion planning methods in optimality, efficiency, and generalization.
RAG-IT automates financial analysis using LLMs and specialized datasets.
problem Manual financial analysis is time-consuming and requires expertise.
method Retrieval-Augmented Instruction Tuning (RAG-IT) fine-tunes an LLM for financial tasks.
result RAG-IT improves financial report generation performance compared to commercial systems.
Paper proposes fair ML predictors to avoid discrimination.
problem Discrimination in ML predictors from historical data.
method Proposes two algorithms to adjust ML predictors for fairness.
result Proves fair EO and AA predictors are optimal in performance.
Decision makers, such as doctors and judges, make crucial decisions such as recommending treatments to patients, and granting bails to defendants on a daily basis. Such decisions typically involve weighting the potential benefits of taking an action against the costs involved. In this work, we aim to automate this task…
This study interprets AMM fees as implied volatility, validating their relevance in digital asset markets.
problem Understanding the volatility of fees in decentralized exchange systems.
method Reinterpreting AMM fees as implied volatility and applying fixed-for-floating swaps to quote and validate these volatilities.
result The implied volatilities of digital assets can be accurately quoted using AMM fees, validating the approach.
Study uses LLMs to automate data insights discovery.
problem Extracting relevant insights from large data sets.
method Capture the Flag principle, LLMs, reasoning, code generation.
result LLMs can recognize meaningful data insights.
With an eye towards human-centered automation, we contribute to the development of a systematic means to infer features of human decision-making from behavioral data. Motivated by the common use of softmax selection in models of human decision-making, we study the maximum likelihood parameter estimation problem for sof…