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Large language models (LLMs) are approaching expert-level performance in medical question answering (QA), demonstrating strong potential to improve public healthcare. However, underlying biases related to sensitive attributes such as sex…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Ying Xiao , Jie Huang , Ruijuan He , Jing Xiao , Mohammad Reza Mousavi , Yepang Liu , Kezhi Li , Zhenpeng Chen , Jie M. Zhang

Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have recently been explored as face verification systems that determine whether two face images are of the same person. Unlike dedicated face recognition systems, MLLMs approach this task through…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Ünsal Öztürk , Hatef Otroshi Shahreza , Sébastien Marcel

This paper explores the biases in ChatGPT-based recommender systems, focusing on provider fairness (item-side fairness). Through extensive experiments and over a thousand API calls, we investigate the impact of prompt design…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Yashar Deldjoo

The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) and large vision models (LVMs) have propelled the evolution of multi-modal AI systems, which have demonstrated the remarkable potential for industrial applications by emulating…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-10 Di Jin , Xing Liu , Yu Liu , Jia Qing Yap , Andrea Wong , Adriana Crespo , Qi Lin , Zhiyuan Yin , Qiang Yan , Ryan Ye

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly deployed across diverse domains but often exhibit disparities in how they handle real-life queries. To systematically investigate these effects within various disability contexts, we introduce…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Srikant Panda , Amit Agarwal , Hitesh Laxmichand Patel

Bias and fairness risks in Large Language Models (LLMs) vary substantially across deployment contexts, yet existing approaches lack systematic guidance for selecting appropriate evaluation metrics. We present a decision framework that maps…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Dylan Bouchard

Recently, Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated a superior ability to serve as ranking models. However, concerns have arisen as LLMs will exhibit discriminatory ranking behaviors based on users' sensitive attributes (\eg gender).…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Chen Xu , Wenjie Wang , Yuxin Li , Liang Pang , Jun Xu , Tat-Seng Chua

Employing Large Language Models (LLM) in various downstream applications such as classification is crucial, especially for smaller companies lacking the expertise and resources required for fine-tuning a model. Fairness in LLMs helps ensure…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-02-29 Garima Chhikara , Anurag Sharma , Kripabandhu Ghosh , Abhijnan Chakraborty

The presence of social biases in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Information Retrieval (IR) systems is an ongoing challenge, which underlines the importance of developing robust approaches to identifying and evaluating such biases. In…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-06-30 Maryam Mousavian , Zahra Abbasiantaeb , Mohammad Aliannejadi , Fabio Crestani

Prior work on fairness in large language models (LLMs) has primarily focused on access-level behaviors such as refusals and safety filtering. However, equitable access does not ensure equitable interaction quality once a response is…

As Large Language Models (LLMs) have risen in prominence over the past few years, there has been concern over the potential biases in LLMs inherited from the training data. Previous studies have examined how LLMs exhibit implicit bias, such…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Lake Yin , Fan Huang

While LLMs enable personalized chatbots, their effectiveness in child-centered personalization remains unclear, as systematic evaluation of child-specific preferences is still lacking. To address this gap, we introduce ChildEval, a…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Yanyan Luo , Xue Han , Chunxu Zhao , Ruiqiao Bai , Yaxing Zhang , Qian Hu , Lijun Mei , Junlan Feng

As Large Language Models (LLMs) increasingly power decision-making systems across critical domains, understanding and mitigating their biases becomes essential for responsible AI deployment. Although bias assessment frameworks have…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Divyanshu Kumar , Ishita Gupta , Nitin Aravind Birur , Tanay Baswa , Sahil Agarwal , Prashanth Harshangi

Detecting stereotypes and biases in Large Language Models (LLMs) can enhance fairness and reduce adverse impacts on individuals or groups when these LLMs are applied. However, the majority of existing methods focus on measuring the model's…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-30 Yanhong Bai , Jiabao Zhao , Jinxin Shi , Tingjiang Wei , Xingjiao Wu , Liang He

Multilingual large language models (LLMs) often exhibit emergent 'shadow' capabilities in languages without official support, yet their performance on these languages remains uneven and under-measured. This is particularly acute for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Peter Devine , William Lamb , Beatrice Alex , Ignatius Ezeani , Dawn Knight , Mícheál J. Ó Meachair , Paul Rayson , Martin Wynne

Large Language Models (LLMs) are being increasingly integrated into software systems, offering powerful capabilities but also raising concerns about fairness. Existing fairness benchmarks, however, focus on stereotype-specific associations,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Gianmario Voria , Martina De Lucia , Alessandra Raia , Andrea De Lucia , Gemma Catolino , Fabio Palomba

The rapid rise in popularity of Large Language Models (LLMs) with emerging capabilities has spurred public curiosity to evaluate and compare different LLMs, leading many researchers to propose their own LLM benchmarks. Noticing preliminary…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-15 Timothy R. McIntosh , Teo Susnjak , Nalin Arachchilage , Tong Liu , Paul Watters , Malka N. Halgamuge

Recommendation systems for Web content distribution intricately connect to the information access and exposure opportunities for vulnerable populations. The emergence of Large Language Models-based Recommendation System (LRS) may introduce…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Meng Jiang , Keqin Bao , Jizhi Zhang , Wenjie Wang , Zhengyi Yang , Fuli Feng , Xiangnan He

Fairness in both Machine Learning (ML) predictions and human decision-making is essential, yet both are susceptible to different forms of bias, such as algorithmic and data-driven in ML, and cognitive or subjective in humans. In this study,…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-08-28 Junhua Liu , Roy Ka-Wei Lee , Kwan Hui Lim

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in high-stakes fields where their decisions impact rights and equity. However, LLMs' judicial fairness and implications for social justice remain underexplored. When LLMs act as judges, the…