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Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence

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Author(s)

Reva Schwartz, Apostol Vassilev, Kristen K. Greene, Lori Perine, Andrew Burt, Patrick Hall

Abstract

As individuals and communities interact in and with an environment that is increasingly virtual they are often vulnerable to the commodification of their digital exhaust. Concepts and behavior that are ambiguous in nature are captured in this environment, quantified, and used to categorize, sort, recommend, or make decisions about people's lives. While many organizations seek to utilize this information in a responsible manner, biases remain endemic across technology processes and can lead to harmful impacts regardless of intent. These harmful outcomes, even if inadvertent, create significant challenges for cultivating public trust in artificial intelligence (AI). SP 1270 is a NIST Artificial Intelligence publication and should be read in conjunction with all publications in the NIST AI Series, which was established in January 2023.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1270
Report Number
1270
NIST Pub Series
Special Publication (NIST SP)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1270
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Keywords

bias, trustworthiness, AI safety, AI lifecycle, AI development
Information technology, Fundamental AI and Artificial intelligence

Citation

Schwartz, R. , Vassilev, A. , Greene, K. , Perine, L. , Burt, A. and Hall, P. (2022), Towards a Standard for Identifying and Managing Bias in Artificial Intelligence, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1270, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934464 (Accessed October 1, 2025)

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Created March 15, 2022, Updated March 13, 2023
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