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Fairness policy

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The per-system record, fixed before results are seen, of what fairness means for that system: the protected attributes in each jurisdiction and where their values come from, the chosen metric and why, the threshold, the minimum cell size, the multiple-comparison correction and the approver. The fairness eval suite is judged against it.

Developed in
ch. 16, Fairness and explainability in the stack
ch. 05, Pattern: Fairness Eval Suite
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 16, Fairness & XAI
Contrast with
Fairness
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Fairness policy: mentions per chapter2 mentions of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterCross-referenced, not named05 Patterns016 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions16 Fairness & XAI2No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Fairness policy: mentions per chapter2 mentions of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterCross-referenced, not named00010203040506070810111213141516 Fairness & XAI: 2 mentions21617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Fairness policy per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0Yes
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI2Yes
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

Fairness policy: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern03 EvalsFairness policyRelated terms (2)Counterfactual flip test · RelatedCounterfactual flip testProxy scan · RelatedProxy scanContrast with (1)Fairness · ContrastFairnessPatterns using it (1)Fairness Eval Suite, 2 mentions · Uses the termFairness Eval Suite
Fairness policy: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern03 EvalsRelated terms (2)Counterfactual flip test · RelatedCounterfactual flip testProxy scan · RelatedProxy scanContrast with (1)Fairness · ContrastFairnessPatterns using it (1)Fairness Eval Suite, 2 mentions · Uses the termFairness Eval SuiteFairness policy
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Fairness policy
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsCounterfactual flip testRelated
Related termsProxy scanRelated
Contrast withFairnessContrast
Patterns using itFairness Eval Suite, 2 mentionsUses the term
  • Counterfactual flip test

    A test that changes only a protected attribute in an input, or swaps identity terms in otherwise identical prompts, and measures how often the outcome or the…

  • Proxy scan

    A test that trains a model to predict a protected attribute from a system's features; features that predict it strongly are flagged as proxies to justify or…

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Fairness policy. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/fairness-policy. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026fairnesspolicy,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Fairness policy}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/fairness-policy}
}