New SHADES dataset targets harmful stereotypes in AI models
April 30, 2025, 8:20 am
A new data set, SHADES, has been unveiled to expose and mitigate culturally specific biases that can emerge in AI chatbot responses. The initiative equips developers with improved tools to detect and counter harmful stereotypes, marking a proactive move toward more ethical and inclusive AI systems.
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This data set helps researchers spot harmful stereotypes in LLMs What’s new? AI models are riddled with culturally specific biases. A new data set, called…
AI models are riddled with culturally specific biases. A new data set, called SHADES, is designed to help developers combat the problem by spotting harmful stereotypes and other kinds of discrimination that emerge in AI chatbot responses across a wide range of languages. Margaret Mitchell, chief…
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