arXiv AI By Imani Finkley, Yuanxi Li, Melanie Walsh

Neutrality Bites: Gender Representation in AI-Generated Animal Stories

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arXiv:2606. 07969v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Gender bias in AI-generated stories is a well-documented problem.

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