LLMs produce racist output when prompted in African American English

Su Lin Blodgett () and Zeerak Talat ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 633, issue 8028, 40-41

Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are becoming less overtly racist, but respond negatively to text in African American English. Such ‘covert’ racism could harm speakers of this dialect when LLMs are used for decision-making.

Keywords: Machine learning; Language; Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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