Distributions are frequencies: repeated training data gives models identical bias profiles

gerardsans · x · 2026-11-12

gerardsans elaborates: distributions are based on frequencies—how often a word, phrasing, or structure repeats. Models trained on shared data pick up the same repetition profiles, another form of algorithmic bias caused by large amounts of repeated data.

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