Prompting Skills playbook/Module 7 · Safety & privacy

Day 67 / 100 · Safety & privacy · Bias in outputs

Fair isn't automatic.

Models learn from human writing, including its assumptions. Know where bias tends to show up and check there first.

People decisions

Watch 01

Screening CVs, summarising reviews, ranking candidates.

CHECK

Human review, always.

Names and language

Watch 02

Assumptions based on names, accents or how English is written.

CHECK

Strip names where you can.

Defaults

Watch 03

“The engineer… he.” “The receptionist… she.”

CHECK

Ask for neutral wording.

Whose context

Watch 04

Advice built for the US or UK, applied to South Africa.

CHECK

“Answer for South Africa.”

Source: South African Government ↗

Check who it assumes. Check who it leaves out.