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cs.LG2017
Paradoxes in Fair Computer-Aided Decision Making
Andrew Morgan, Rafael Pass
Computer-aided decision making--where a human decision-maker is aided by a computational classifier in making a decision--is becoming increasingly prevalent. For instance, judges i…
cs.CR2017★ 19 cited
A Knowledge-Based Analysis of the Blockchain Protocol
Joseph Y. Halpern, Rafael Pass
At the heart of the Bitcoin is a blockchain protocol, a protocol for achieving consensus on a public ledger that records bitcoin transactions. To the extent that a blockchain proto…
cs.GT2017★ 2 cited
Socially Optimal Mining Pools
Ben A. Fisch, Rafael Pass, Abhi Shelat
Mining for Bitcoins is a high-risk high-reward activity. Miners, seeking to reduce their variance and earn steadier rewards, collaborate in pooling strategies where they jointly mi…