A perspective on gender bias in generated text data
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Text generation by artificial intelligence became available to a broader public, latterly. This technology is based on machine learning and language models that need to be trained with input data. Many studies have focused on the distinction of human-written text. vs. generated texts but recent studies show that the underlying language models might be prone to reproduce gender bias in their output and, consequently, reinforcing gender roles and imbalances. In this paper, we give a perspective on this topic, considering both the generated text data itself and the machine learning models used for language generation. We present a case study of gender bias in generated text data and review recent literature addressing language models. Our results indicate that researching gender bias in the context of text generation faces significant challenges and that future work needs to overcome a lack of definitions as well as a lack of transparency.
Source: Frontiers in Human Dynamics
Author: Thomas Hupperich
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,285
OpenAlex ID: W4405763849