Research Guides: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Higher Education: Bias in Generative AI

Bias in AI (01:50)

This 2-minute video by the U.S. National Institute of Science & Technology (NIST) offers a concise overview of why bias in training data should be a concern for developers and adopters of AI tools.

Bias in AI is a Problem (01:12)

This video from Dr. Raj Ramesh explains how biases in training data can perpetuate bias in AI-assisted decision-making, using employee hiring as an example.

Link to video on YouTube

How AI Image Generators Make Bias Worse (08:10)

This video from The London Interdisciplinary School explains perpetuation of bias in visual content generated by GenAI.

Research

Generative echo chamber? Effects of LLM-powered search systems on diverse information seeking
Sharma, N., Liao, Q. V., & Xiao, Z. (2024). Generative echo chamber? Effects of LLM-powered search systems on diverse information seeking. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’24), May 11–16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, USA. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642459
Inherent Bias in Large Language Models: A Random Sampling Analysis
Noel F. Ayoub, M. M., Karthik Balakrishnan, M. M., Marc S. Ayoub, M., Thomas F. Barrett, M., Abel P. David, M., & Stacey T. Gray, M. (2024). Inherent Bias in Large Language Models: A Random Sampling Analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health, 2(2), 186–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcpdig.2024.03.003
Gender Bias in Visual Representation of Professions in the Generative AI Tools DALL·E and Bing Image Creator
Teresa Sandoval-Martin, & Ester Martínez-Sanzo. (2024). Perpetuation of Gender Bias in Visual Representation of Professions in the Generative AI Tools DALL·E and Bing Image Creator. Social Sciences, 13(5), 250. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13050250

Interactive: Explore Bias in AI-Generated Images

Stable Diffusion Bias Explorer