arXiv:2602.13253cs.CYcs.AI2026-02被引 3

发现大模型对跨性别者存在隐性偏见,影响医疗资源分配公平性。

Implicit Bias in LLMs for Transgender Populations

  • 用词关联测试和医疗排班任务评估模型对跨性别者的隐性偏见
  • 模型更倾向将负面概念与跨性别者关联,且在医疗分配中产生系统性偏差
  • 研究揭示了模型在真实医疗场景中的潜在不公,适合关注AI公平性的研究者阅读

大型语言模型(LLMs)已被证实对LGBTQ+群体存在偏见。尽管安全训练可减少显性表达,但隐性刻板印象仍普遍存在。本文考察了两种主要情境下对跨性别者的隐性偏见:首先,通过适配词语关联测试,衡量模型是否将负面概念更多与“transgender”、正面概念更多与“cisgender”关联;其次,针对跨性别者在现实医疗中面临的系统性挑战,设计医疗预约分配任务,让模型作为调度代理在易产生刻板印象的医学专科中选择跨性别与顺性别候选人。评估了七种英语和西班牙语模型。结果表明,在外貌、风险、可信度等类别中存在持续偏见,对跨性别者有更强的负面关联。在分配任务中,跨性别者更被推荐至性传播疾病和心理健康服务,而顺性别者在妇科与乳腺护理中更受青睐。这些发现强调需深入研究并缓解大模型中微妙的刻板印象驱动偏见,以保障跨性别者在医疗应用中的公平对待。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Large language models (LLMs) have been shown to exhibit biases against LGBTQ+ populations. While safety training may lessen explicit expressions of bias, previous work has shown that implicit stereotype-driven associations often persist. In this work, we examine implicit bias toward transgender people in two main scenarios. First, we adapt word association tests to measure whether LLMs disproportionately pair negative concepts with "transgender" and positive concepts with "cisgender". Second, acknowledging the well-documented systemic challenges that transgender people encounter in real-world healthcare settings, we examine implicit biases that may emerge when LLMs are applied to healthcare decision-making. To this end, we design a healthcare appointment allocation task where models act as scheduling agents choosing between cisgender and transgender candidates across medical specialties prone to stereotyping. We evaluate seven LLMs in English and Spanish. Our results show consistent bias in categories such as appearance, risk, and veracity, indicating stronger negative associations with transgender individuals. In the allocation task, transgender candidates are favored for STI and mental health services, while cisgender candidates are preferred in gynecology and breast care. These findings underscore the need for research that address subtle stereotype-driven biases in LLMs to ensure equitable treatment of transgender people in healthcare applications.

大模型偏见跨性别医疗AI隐性偏见

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