Local pairwise comparisons in decision-making have limitations due to strong assumptions about sufficiency of local comparisons, impacting participatory design and alignment. This research exposes these limitations, affecting areas like human-centered AI. Decision-support systems will need to incorporate more nuanced comparison methods to accurately reflect user preferences.
“arXiv:2607.02672v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Local pairwise comparisons are a standard tool for learning how people want decision rules to work, e.g., in participatory design or alignment. However, their use builds in two strong assu…”
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