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    STRATA by aequumAI: Race/Ethnicity Proxy Model (US Name+Address)

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    STRATA estimates 5-class race/ethnicity probabilities from name and US address for aggregate fair-lending and disparity analysis. Deploys in your AWS account with per-record uncertainty scores.

    Overview

    What STRATA Does

    STRATA estimates the most likely race/ethnicity of individuals from name and US address for aggregate, population-level analysis such as HMDA/ECOA/CRA fair-lending monitoring, housing-equity research, and disparity studies. It is not licensed for decisions about identified or identifiable individuals - see the EULA for permitted-use and prohibited-use terms.

    The model uses a published char-LSTM + geography architecture refined by gradient-boosted soft-voting, improving on traditional BISG/BIFSG approaches with lower false-positive bias. A geography waterfall selects the best-supported tier per record (block-group+tract, tract, ZCTA, or name-only) and reports the lookup level used.

    Output Fields

    Each scored record returns:

    • Calibrated probabilities for five classes: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Other
    • Argmax label (most likely class)
    • Per-record uncertainty index (IU) - addresses a known BISG limitation where no per-record confidence is available
    • Privacy-preserving cohort tokens (cohort_tract, cohort_zcta) for geographic grouping without exposing census identifiers
    • Lookup level and quality codes indicating which geographic tier was resolved

    Resolved geography is withheld from output to protect privacy.

    How It Improves on BISG/BIFSG

    • Character-level deep learning captures name-origin signals that surname-list approaches miss
    • Geography waterfall uses the most granular available tier rather than a single fixed level
    • Per-record uncertainty (IU) lets you flag low-confidence predictions for review - standard BISG provides no such signal
    • Lower false-positive bias as documented in the published methodology the model reproduces

    Privacy and Security

    STRATA deploys as a SageMaker real-time endpoint or Batch Transform entirely within your AWS account. Your input PII never egresses to the vendor - the vendor never sees your data. The model inherits your existing AWS security posture including encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest (S3 server-side encryption for model artifacts). You control VPC configuration, IAM permissions, and network isolation.

    Deployment Notes

    • Model package size: approximately 1.45 GB
    • Cold-start time: approximately 3 minutes for real-time endpoints
    • Once InService: inference is fast
    • Batch Transform: recommended for one-off or batch scoring to avoid standing hourly endpoint costs

    Getting Started

    After subscribing, deploy the model package to a SageMaker endpoint or configure a Batch Transform job. Input records require name and US address fields. Contact the aequumAI team at the support email to request a methodology walkthrough or discuss a pilot scoring engagement for your use case.

    About aequumAI

    aequumAI builds privacy-preserving demographic estimation tools for regulated industries. STRATA reproduces a published methodology designed specifically for fair-lending compliance workflows where accuracy, calibration, and auditability are critical requirements.

    Highlights

    • Beyond BISG/BIFSG: STRATA's char-LSTM + geography waterfall captures name-origin signals that surname-list approaches miss, delivering lower false-positive bias as documented in the published methodology it reproduces. Each record includes a per-record uncertainty index (IU) - a confidence signal that standard BISG cannot provide - so you can flag low-confidence predictions for review rather than treating all estimates equally.
    • Privacy by architecture: Deploys entirely in your AWS account as a SageMaker real-time endpoint or Batch Transform. Your input PII never leaves your account and the vendor never sees your data. Resolved geography is withheld from output; privacy-preserving anonymous cohort tokens (cohort_tract, cohort_zcta) let you group results by geography without exposing census identifiers.
    • Licensed for aggregate fair-lending and disparity analysis ONLY (HMDA/ECOA/CRA monitoring, housing-equity research) - not for individual decisions. Output includes calibrated 5-class probabilities (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Other), argmax label, uncertainty index, cohort tokens, and lookup-level quality codes. See EULA for permitted-use and prohibited-use terms.

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    STRATA by aequumAI: Race/Ethnicity Proxy Model (US Name+Address)

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    Model inference on the ml.m5.xlarge instance type, real-time mode
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    $24.33

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    Version release notes

    Initial release of STRATA (M8-BGT). National US name+address race/ethnicity probabilities (5-class) with per-record uncertainty (IU), waterfall tier selection, and privacy-preserving anonymous cohort tokens. Real-time endpoint or Batch Transform.

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    Inputs

    Summary

    CSV with a header row; one individual per row. Columns: fname,mname,lname,address,city,state,zip5. fname and lname are required; mname optional. The name drives the character-LSTM; the US address adds geographic signal via an offline resolver. Any extra columns (e.g. a record id) pass through unchanged. US scope.

    Input MIME type
    text/csv
    customer_id,fname,mname,lname,address,city,state,zip5 A001,MARIA,,GARCIA,1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,Washington,DC,20500 A002,WEI,,CHEN,1 Infinite Loop,Cupertino,CA,95014 A003,JAMES,R,SMITH,233 S Wacker Dr,Chicago,IL,60606 A004,AISHA,,OKAFOR,1350 Avenue of the Americas,New York,NY,10019 A005,CARLOS,A,RODRIGUEZ,845 N Michigan Ave,Chicago,IL,60611
    customer_id,fname,mname,lname,address,city,state,zip5 A001,MARIA,,GARCIA,1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,Washington,DC,20500 A002,WEI,,CHEN,1 Infinite Loop,Cupertino,CA,95014 A003,JAMES,R,SMITH,233 S Wacker Dr,Chicago,IL,60606 A004,AISHA,,OKAFOR,1350 Avenue of the Americas,New York,NY,10019 A005,CARLOS,A,RODRIGUEZ,845 N Michigan Ave,Chicago,IL,60611

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