Addressing Bias

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By Any Means Necessary

When Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965, it attacked the machinery of disenfranchisement directly. The law prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes, while authorizing the federal government to intervene where Black voters had long been blocked from registering to vote and casting ballots.

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Jun 262 min read

In the image output below, AI was asked to generate images of a ”Confident Fast Food Worker” and a “Confident Accountant”. The fast food workers presented are a mix of genders and colors, while the accountants are all white-appearing men (with facial hair for some reason). Clearly biased and perpetuating stereotypes, with whole groups being omitted. Where is the equity? Where are older people? Where are the female accountants, or those of color, or just clean shaven? These are some of the critical questions to consider when reviewing AI and LLM inputs and outputs.

Addressing Bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI) - A Practical Guide

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) systems learn from human-generated content, which means they can perpetuate stereotypes, exclude perspectives, or favor certain groups over others.

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Jan 63 min read