The Injustice of Fairness

Algorithmic Reparation and the Case for Redress

By: Jenny L. Davis, Apryl Williams

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Hardcover | 2 June 2026 | Edition Number 1

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The Injustice of Fairness shifts the foundation of algorithmic ethics, displacing "fairness" with repair and redress. A substantial and growing field, algorithmic ethics aims to mitigate harms and realize social good. The fairness paradigm dominates this field across AI, machine learning, and other data-driven domains. So far, efforts toward fairness have been unsuccessful, with algorithmic harms that propagate and persist. Davis and Williams explain why algorithmic fairness perpetually fails and present "algorithmic reparation" in its place.

The stakes are high because algorithms are everywhereâ"from law to love, healthcare to housing, education to media, and beyond. More than lines of code or mathematical operations, algorithms carry history, configure the present, and are actively shaping the future. Set against a backdrop of societal instability and technological transformation, The Injustice of Fairness offers a careful critique, original framework, and blueprint for social change with algorithms as entry points and levers.

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