RISE: Interactive Visual Diagnosis of Fairness in Machine Learning Models
Abstract
Evaluating fairness under domain shift is challenging because scalar metrics often obscure exactly where and how disparities arise. We introduce \textit{RISE} (Residual Inspection through Sorted Evaluation), an interactive visualization tool that converts sorted residuals into interpretable patterns. By connecting residual curve structures to formal fairness notions, RISE enables localized disparity diagnosis, subgroup comparison across environments, and the detection of hidden fairness issues. Through post-hoc analysis, RISE exposes accuracy-fairness trade-offs that aggregate statistics miss, supporting more informed model selection.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
Data Visualization and Analytics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Document type
- Preprint