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Bias Detection

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: Agent Evaluation Terms →

Bias detection is the process of identifying systematic unfairness in an AI model's outputs across protected groups or sensitive attributes. In agent governance, bias checks should be part of evaluation pipelines before deployment.

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What is Bias Detection?

Bias detection is the process of identifying systematic unfairness in an AI model's outputs across protected groups or sensitive attributes.

How is Bias Detection used in production?

In agent governance, bias checks should be part of evaluation pipelines before deployment.

Which terms are related to Bias Detection?

Closely related concepts include Continuous Integration Agent, Evaluation Harness (Agent), Ground Truth Evaluation, Automated Evaluation. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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