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biases

  • plural
    of bias.
    bias
    noun
    a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned.
  • present tense form
    of bias (3rd person singular).
    bias
    noun
    a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned.

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The findings also demonstrate why scientists must draw on several independent methods when reconstructing population histories, particularly when written records are incomplete, unreliable, or shaped by historical biases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

By the mid-2000s, he was blogging voluminously about cognitive biases and running an institute devoted to warning about the risks of runaway AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Oblivious to her own biases about who Leo is and why, Mallory poses as a therapist keen on saving his life, but uses their faux sessions to mine his story for literary gold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

This is because public data used to train many AI systems can reflect existing societal biases such as sexism or racism.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Ultimately, a jury who brought many presumptions and biases to the trial of Marsha Colbey was selected to decide her fate.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson