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DATDAT-003 — Data Bias and Fairness Oversights

Biased and Poor-Quality Training Data Produces Unreliable AI Models

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Heterogeneous, insufficient, imbalanced, and biased training data systematically corrupts machine learning models, embedding historical and cultural prejudice into automated decisions. Organisations deploying data-driven AI without rigorous data governance face regulatory exposure and material reputational harm from discriminatory or inaccurate outputs.

Domain

Data Management

Blindspots in data quality, privacy, bias, lineage, lifecycle, and third-party data dependencies.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — A Survey of Artificial Intelligence Challenges: Analyzing the Definitions, Relationships, and Evolutions (Saghiri2022) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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