Leading AI models are biased against certain accents when scoring interviews, presentations and tests

Phys.org Tech2026-11-04 06:200 views

Artificial intelligence models replicate, and sometimes amplify, all sorts of human biases. In the last few years, University of Washington researchers have found AI has erased female characters from kids' stories, favored job applicants of certain races and genders and swayed human decisions.

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