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  1. How to fix this? The consequentialist framework (CF) to algorithmic fairness foregrounds the results of decisions, rather than properties of the prediction.

    One starts by identifying the utility of different possible outcomes, eg efficiency and equity. Optimal decision policies can be derived with Linear Programming that uses stakeholder preferences.

    This approach has advantages over static experimental designs (eg randomized trials)

  2. A definition of consciousness:

    The Integrated Information Theory (IIT) proposes that consciousness arises from the integration of information across different brain areas, and that the complexity of an organism’s consciousness is determined by the amount of integrated information it can process.