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New protocol reveals demographic bias in System One decision models

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A new protocol, "Swap, Replicate, Read the Mass," has been developed to audit demographic bias in System One decision models. The protocol involves running models on benchmarks like BBQ, CrowS-Pairs, and SilverSpoon, with options and questions systematically permuted. The audit revealed widespread stereotype alignment, order-dependent answers, and confidence scores that correlate with instability rather than actual bias. Notably, option swaps significantly altered model choices, and some models exhibited bias towards lower-SES labels. AI

IMPACT This protocol could lead to more robust auditing of AI decision models, pushing for greater fairness and transparency in production systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper detailing a new protocol for auditing AI model bias. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Alejandro Mozo Quesada (Universidad de M\'alaga, Spain), Sergio G\'alvez Rojas (Universidad de M\'alaga, Spain), Francisco L\'opez Valverde (Universidad de M\'alaga, Spain) ·

    Swap, Replicate, Read the Mass: A Protocol for Auditing Demographic Bias in System One Decision Models

    arXiv:2611.00496v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: System One decision models replace text generation with typed, probability-scored answers and are entering production. Answers execute without a person in the loop, and no multi-model audit exists on established bias benchmarks. W…

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