How to Use implicit bias in a Sentence

implicit bias

noun
  • The result is an implicit bias that favors the state over the people.
    Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2016
  • The court ordered that the lower court rehear the case, this time with the idea of implicit bias in mind.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Here are some of the most common forms of implicit bias and ways to address them in the workplace.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Funding gaps can also be due to an issue raised in my next point: implicit bias in funding women and local leaders.
    Brigit Helms, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Rector would be an invaluable presence on The Traitors — a show that, like Survivor, needs to contend with the way that implicit biases affect the show’s outcomes.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Police officers in the community are also trained to watch for implicit bias.
    Ralph Chapoco, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • But for others, the bias will be more subtle in the form of an implicit bias, where they are biased against communication and interactions with AI but don't even realize it.
    Kwame Christian, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Small talk may also create implicit bias, which often shows up in promotions and project assignments.
    Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 May 2023
  • The spate of recent laws recognized that children of color are more likely to be suspended or expelled, a problem researchers have tied to implicit bias among teachers.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The review has been widely criticized by medical experts for its unethical data usage, its lack of credible sources, and its implicit biases.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 29 July 2024
  • When Chitwood ordered more body cameras six years ago at the beginning of his tenure, along with implicit bias and de-escalation training, a firearm instructor quit in protest.
    Danielle Paquette, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Lichens have the scientific names of their fungi, which can create an implicit bias toward seeing the fungus as in charge, a limited perspective that Goward admits to having once upon a time.
    Erica Gies, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
  • While the report found implicit bias existed among health care providers, Williams said, subsequent research has directly linked implicit bias to poorer care.
    Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 12 July 2023
  • According to the lawsuit, Berry was trying to raise awareness of implicit bias by residents who may be putting pregnant women and babies in harm's way without realizing it.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Since 2014, the puzzle industry has changed dramatically, in part because members of the community are more willing to discuss the effects of implicit bias.
    Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Her essential point, though, was that nothing in the SFAA ruling’s reasoning prohibits companies from adopting practices that overcome implicit bias.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Yet research shows these efforts often fail to address the implicit biases that often lead to discrimination.
    Jennifer R. Grandis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The partial settlement requires the three Maryland law enforcement agencies involved to overhaul their use-of-force policies, and requires training for implicit bias and de-escalation.
    Kelley Manley, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • The interactive exhibition raises awareness about the social science and psychology of implicit bias, its impact and what people can do about it.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
  • Instead, activists attributed the senior’s actions to implicit bias fueled by a gun-idolizing culture and irrational fear.
    Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Aiming to reduce stark health disparities, in 2019, California became the first state to require implicit bias training for maternity care providers.
    Sarah Kwon | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • California’s effort to confront implicit bias among doctors faces a 1st Amendment challenge.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Studies have shown that most providers have some form of implicit bias, with more positive attitudes toward White patients and negative attitudes toward people of color, and that could affect their decision-making.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Both Singleton and Khatibi have taught continuing education for physicians and worry they'll be forced to teach using the implicit bias course materials.
    Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • If the data contains historical or implicit biases, the AI's predictions may be skewed, leading to unfair policy rates or coverage denial for certain groups of people.
    Neil Sahota, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Humans already struggle with implicit biases, often favoring people like themselves, and that could get replicated through AI.
    Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Trainings fail to address implicit bias Implicit bias is any unconscious negative attitude a person holds against a specific social group.
    Jennifer R. Grandis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Yeah, definitely more training, more implicit bias training.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Under Cunningham, Amherst instituted a two-step hiring process, intended to root out implicit bias: one committee chose candidates and another asked the applicants a uniform set of questions.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
  • As researchers pointed out when GPT-3 was released, much of its training data was drawn from Internet forums, where the voices of women, people of color, and older folks are underrepresented, leading to implicit biases in its output.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023

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