Solon Barocas

Microsoft Research

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New York, NY 10012

United States

Cornell University

Assistant Professor

Ithaca, NY 14853

United States

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1.

Big Data's Disparate Impact

104 California Law Review 671 (2016)
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2016
Solon Barocas and Andrew D. Selbst
Microsoft ResearchCornell University and UCLA School of Law
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big data, data mining, algorithms, discrimination, employment discrimination, Title VII, civil rights, disparate treatment, disparate impact, procedural fairness, substantive fairness, inequality

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Governing Algorithms: A Provocation Piece

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 04 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2013
Solon Barocas, Sophie Hood and Malte Ziewitz
Microsoft ResearchCornell University, New York University (NYU) and Cornell University
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algorithms, governance, automation, computation, big data, sociology, law, public policy, control

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Accountable Algorithms

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 165, 2017 Forthcoming, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2765268
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 16 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2016
Joshua A. Kroll, Joanna Huey, Solon Barocas, Edward W. Felten, Joel R. Reidenberg, David G. Robinson, David G. Robinson and Harlan Yu
Naval Postgraduate School, Princeton University - Center for Information Technology Policy, Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Princeton University - Center for Information Technology Policy, Fordham University School of Law, Georgetown University Law CenterUpturn and Princeton University - Center for Information Technology Policy
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algorithms, governance, accountability, internet, cyber, technology, bias, discrimination, computational methods, law, big data, computer science, code

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Exploring or Exploiting? Social and Ethical Implications of Autonomous Experimentation in AI

Workshop on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in Machine Learning, 2016
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 04 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2016
Sarah Bird, Solon Barocas, Kate Crawford, Fernando Diaz and Hanna Wallach
Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft ResearchCornell University, AI Now Institute, Mila and Microsoft Research New York City
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Autonomous Experimentation, Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Ethics

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The Intuitive Appeal of Explainable Machines

87 Fordham Law Review 1085 (2018)
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2018
Andrew D. Selbst and Solon Barocas
UCLA School of Law and Microsoft ResearchCornell University
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algorithmic accountability, explanations, law and technology, machine learning, big data, privacy, discrimination

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Adnostic: Privacy Preserving Targeted Advertising

Proceedings Network and Distributed System Symposium, March 2010
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Feb 2015
Vincent Toubiana, Arvind Narayanan, Dan Boneh, Helen Nissenbaum, Helen Nissenbaum and Solon Barocas
Commission Nationale de L'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), Princeton University, Stanford University, Cornell Tech and Microsoft ResearchCornell University
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privacy, software, advertising, tracking, online behavioral advertising, big data

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Against Predictive Optimization: On the Legitimacy of Decision-Making Algorithms that Optimize Predictive Accuracy

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2023
Angelina Wang, Sayash Kapoor, Solon Barocas and Arvind Narayanan
Princeton University, Princeton University, Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Princeton University
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Privacy Dependencies

95 Washington Law Review 555 (2020)
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2020
Solon Barocas and Karen Levy
Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Cornell University
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privacy, anonymity, discrimination, genetics, technology, networks, inference

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Debiasing Desire: Addressing Bias and Discrimination on Intimate Platforms

Forthcoming in Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. v. 2 (CSCW) Article 73 (November 2018)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 01 Oct 2018
Jevan Hutson, Jessie Taft, Solon Barocas and Karen Levy
Hintze Law PLLC, Cornell University - Cornell Tech NYC, Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Cornell University
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platforms, bias, discrimination, ethics, design, law, policy, online dating, intimacy

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Mitigating Bias in Algorithmic Hiring: Evaluating Claims and Practices

ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT*), 2020
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2019
Manish Raghavan, Solon Barocas, Jon Kleinberg and Karen Levy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Cornell University - Department of Computer Science and Cornell University
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algorithmic bias, employment screening

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Unfair Artificial Intelligence: How FTC Intervention Can Overcome the Limitations of Discrimination Law

171 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1023 (2023), UCLA School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 22-23
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 09 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2023
Andrew D. Selbst and Solon Barocas
UCLA School of Law and Microsoft ResearchCornell University
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AI, artificial intelligence, administrative law, FTC, discrimination

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On Notice: The Trouble with Notice and Consent

Proceedings of the Engaging Data Forum: The First International Forum on the Application and Management of Personal Electronic Information, October 2009
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 21 Feb 2015
Solon Barocas, Helen Nissenbaum and Helen Nissenbaum
Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Cornell Tech
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privacy, consent, big data, online behavioral advertising, tracking, cyberlaw, privacy policies

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Designing Against Discrimination in Online Markets

32 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 1183 (2017)
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 12 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2020
Karen Levy and Solon Barocas
Cornell University and Microsoft ResearchCornell University
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platforms, bias, discrimination, design, policy

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Discriminating Tastes: Uber's Customer Ratings as Vehicles for Workplace Discrimination

Policy & Internet, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/poi3.153
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 27 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2017
Alex Rosenblat, Karen Levy, Solon Barocas and Tim Hwang
Data & Society Research Institute, Cornell University, Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Data & Society Research Institute
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platforms, data, discrimination, bias, inequality, ratings, sharing economy, algorithm

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Less Discriminatory Algorithms

Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 31 Oct 2023
Emily Black, John Logan Koepke, Pauline Kim, Solon Barocas and Mingwei Hsu
Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science, Upturn, Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law, Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Upturn
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AI, artificial intelligence, model multiplicity, discrimination, civil rights, algorithmic decision-making, disparate impact

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Data & Civil Rights: Technology Primer

Data & Civil Rights Conference, October 2014
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 16 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2014
Solon Barocas, Alex Rosenblat, Danah Boyd, Seeta Peña Gangadharan and Corrine Yu
Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Data & Society Research Institute, Microsoft Research, New America Foundation - Open Technology Institute and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
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Data, metadata, big data, database, aggregation, algorithms, machine learning, data mining

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Roles for Computing in Social Change

ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT*), 2020
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2020
Rediet Abebe, Solon Barocas, Jon Kleinberg, Karen Levy, Manish Raghavan, David G. Robinson and David G. Robinson
Harvard University - Society of Fellows, Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Cornell University - Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Georgetown University Law CenterUpturn
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social change, inequality, discrimination, societal implications of AI

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The Hidden Assumptions Behind Counterfactual Explanations and Principal Reasons

ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAT*), 2020
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 09 Jan 2020
Solon Barocas, Andrew D. Selbst and Manish Raghavan
Microsoft ResearchCornell University, UCLA School of Law and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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interpretability, counterfactual explanation, principal reasons, accountability, autonomy

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Model Multiplicity: Opportunities, Concerns, and Solutions

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Jun 2022 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2023
Emily Black, Manish Raghavan and Solon Barocas
Carnegie Mellon University - School of Computer Science, Harvard University - John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Microsoft ResearchCornell University
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Model multiplicity, predictive multiplicity, procedural multiplicity, fairness, discrimination, recourse, arbitrariness

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On Modeling Human Perceptions of Allocation Policies with Uncertain Outcomes

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Mar 2021
Hoda Heidari, Solon Barocas, Jon Kleinberg and Karen Levy
Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Cornell University - Department of Computer Science and Cornell University
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An Uncommon Task: Participatory Design in Legal AI

Fernando Delgado, Solon Barocas, & Karen Levy. 2022. An Uncommon Task: Participatory Design in Legal AI. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6, CSCW1, Article 51 (April 2022), 23 pages, https://doi.org/10.1145/3512898
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 01 Apr 2022
Fernando Delgado, Solon Barocas and Karen Levy
Cornell University, Microsoft ResearchCornell University and Cornell University
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legal technology, participatory design, artificial intelligence, electronic discovery, civil procedure, technology assisted review

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Algorithmic Fairness: Choices, Assumptions, and Definitions

Annual Review of Statistics and Its Application, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 141-163, 2021, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 141-163
Posted: 10 Mar 2021
Shira Mitchell, Eric Potash, Solon Barocas, Alexander D'Amour and Kristian Lum
Independent, University of Chicago, Microsoft ResearchCornell University, Google Research and University of Pennsylvania

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