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Home/Glossary/Algorithmic Bias
AI Glossary Term

What does “Algorithmic Bias” mean?

Definition

Systematic unfairness in model outputs caused by skewed data, assumptions, or modeling choices.

Related terms

Bias
A consistent pattern of error or unfairness in data or model behavior.
Algorithmic Transparency
How clearly an AI system's logic, data sources, and limitations are documented and understandable.
Data Labeling
The process of assigning tags or target outputs to raw data for supervised learning.
Unsupervised Learning
Learning patterns from unlabeled data without explicit target outputs.
ALiBi
A positional bias method that penalizes attention scores based on token distance, helping models extrapolate to longer contexts.
Big Data
Very large and complex datasets that require scalable storage and processing techniques.

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AI BiasScheduled Sampling and Exposure BiasALiBi Position BiasWeights & Biases

See also

AlgorithmAI SafetyAnnotationAI GovernanceAPI (Application Programming Interface)AI AlignmentArtificial Intelligence (AI)AI Agent
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