AI0-001 AI Governance and Ethics Practice Question
A company is evaluating a vendor's AI system for hiring. The vendor claims the system is fair because it achieves demographic parity. However, the company discovers that the system has significantly different false positive rates across groups. Which fairness issue does this indicate?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common CompTIA AI exam trap is the distinction between demographic parity and equalised odds, as candidates may assume that equal selection rates (demographic parity) automatically guarantee fairness across all error types.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The system violates equalised odds
Equalised odds requires that a model's false positive rates and true positive rates are equal across all demographic groups. Since the vendor's system has significantly different false positive rates across groups, it violates the equalised odds fairness criterion, even if demographic parity (equal selection rates) is satisfied. This is a core fairness metric in AI governance, as it ensures that errors are distributed equitably.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The system violates individual fairness
Why it's wrong here
Individual fairness compares similar individuals, not group error rates.
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The system suffers from selection bias
Why it's wrong here
Selection bias is a data source issue, not necessarily indicated by differing false positive rates.
- ✓
The system violates equalised odds
Why this is correct
Equalised odds demands equal false positive rates across groups; significant differences indicate unfairness.
- ✗
The system is not calibrated
Why it's wrong here
Calibration compares predicted probabilities to actual outcomes, not group error rates.
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