Artificial Justice

Abstract The dominant theme of conversations about ‘algorithmic injustice’ has been concerns about equality, typically captured by the language of ‘bias’ and ‘discrimination’. This book unpacks the different sorts of reasons that we might invoke when we object to policies of decision-making on the grounds of algorithmic injustice. It is argued that these reasons extend beyond egalitarian concerns, and cannot be addressed only by eliminating unjustified differences between the benefits to which people have access. Importantly, they encompass the value of individual choice—of having meaningful opportunities to affect what happens to us by making appropriate choices, and of giving people the benefit of the doubt about their ability to choose well.