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  • Seeing the individual in the crowd: predictions for fairer decisions

    Theory & methods

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    28th May 2026

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    Raffaella Giacomini

    Sokbae Lee

    Silvia Sarpietro

    When a computer model can decide someone’s future, that individual deserves to be judged on their own merits, not just by how they compare to a majority group of which they might not be part. A new analytical technique points towards a world where data help us to understand people’s unique stories.

    Seeing the individual in the crowd: predictions for fairer decisions

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