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DATDAT-003 — Data Bias and Fairness Oversights

Biased Training Data Causes Discriminatory Generative AI Outputs

3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: DevelopIngested: —

Executive Summary

Generative AI models trained on skewed internet data, such as Reddit-sourced text, systematically reproduce social biases including anti-feminist content in their outputs. Boards deploying such models face reputational, regulatory, and equality-law exposure if training data provenance is not audited and governed.

Domain

Data Management

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

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Regulating under Uncertainty: Governance Options for Generative AI (G'sell2024) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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