SCM-based Fairness and Faithful Explainability for Legal Document Classification

Name: SCM-based Fairness and Faithful Explainability for Legal Document Classification
Uploaded: 2026-10-04T12:56:49.103421+00:00
Duration: 369 s
Description: Researchers tested if using SCM-based fairness regularization in LegalBERT changed how well explanations reflected model reasoning. The study found that while fairness metrics like demographic disparity remained unchanged, the method consistently degraded explanation faithfulness, showing that explanation quality is not a reliable proxy for fairness.

Researchers tested if using SCM-based fairness regularization in LegalBERT changed how well explanations reflected model reasoning. The study found that while fairness metrics like demographic disparity remained unchanged, the method consistently degraded explanation faithfulness, showing that explanation quality is not a reliable proxy for fairness.

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