测试工具常高估文生图模型性别偏见,真实偏差被低估。
Do Existing Testing Tools Really Uncover Gender Bias in Text-to-Image Models?
- 用人工标注6000张图像,验证现有检测工具可靠性
- 三款主流模型平均12.48%生成无面部图像,影响性别判断
- 检测工具普遍夸大偏见,最高误判达26.95%,尤其在低质图像上
文生图(T2I)模型因生成高质量图像受到广泛关注,但其性别偏见问题引发担忧。此前研究发现,这些模型在中性文本提示下可能延续甚至放大性别刻板印象。尽管已有自动化性别偏见检测工具,但缺乏对各工具的系统性比较及与真实情况的对照。本研究通过人工标注数据集验证现有检测器,分析其与真实偏见的偏差。构建包含6000张图像的数据集,覆盖Stable Diffusion XL、Stable Diffusion 3和Dreamlike Photoreal 2.0三款先进模型。人工标注发现,三模型平均12.48%生成无面部图像,导致无法判断性别。分析显示所有模型均倾向生成男性形象,其中SDXL最显著;含职业描述(如律师、医生)的提示生成图像偏见最严重。评估七种检测工具后发现,无一能准确反映真实偏见水平,部分工具高估程度达26.95%。进一步分析表明,低质量图像导致检测失效是主因。基于此,提出改进型检测方案。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Text-to-Image (T2I) models have recently gained significant attention due to their ability to generate high-quality images and are consequently used in a wide range of applications. However, there are concerns about the gender bias of these models. Previous studies have shown that T2I models can perpetuate or even amplify gender stereotypes when provided with neutral text prompts. Researchers have proposed automated gender bias uncovering detectors for T2I models, but a crucial gap exists: no existing work comprehensively compares the various detectors and understands how the gender bias detected by them deviates from the actual situation. This study addresses this gap by validating previous gender bias detectors using a manually labeled dataset and comparing how the bias identified by various detectors deviates from the actual bias in T2I models, as verified by manual confirmation. We create a dataset consisting of 6,000 images generated from three cutting-edge T2I models: Stable Diffusion XL, Stable Diffusion 3, and Dreamlike Photoreal 2.0. During the human-labeling process, we find that all three T2I models generate a portion (12.48% on average) of low-quality images (e.g., generate images with no face present), where human annotators cannot determine the gender of the person. Our analysis reveals that all three T2I models show a preference for generating male images, with SDXL being the most biased. Additionally, images generated using prompts containing professional descriptions (e.g., lawyer or doctor) show the most bias. We evaluate seven gender bias detectors and find that none fully capture the actual level of bias in T2I models, with some detectors overestimating bias by up to 26.95%. We further investigate the causes of inaccurate estimations, highlighting the limitations of detectors in dealing with low-quality images. Based on our findings, we propose an enhanced detector...
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