Trained AI Models Exhibit Learned Disability Bias, IST Researchers Say

Focus: AI and Disability/Outliers

Source: Penn State

Readability: Intermediate

Type: Website Article

Open Source: Yes

External URL: https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/trained-ai-models-exhibit-learned-disability-bias-ist/

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Learn Tags: AI and Machine Learning Bias Disability Ethics Fairness

Summary: A new paper has analyzed the presence of explicit bias against people with disabilities in AI services that use natural language processing tools. The paper finds that these tools are driven by learned associations that often contain biases against people with disabilities.