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Bias Bounty

A program where organisations offer rewards to external researchers and community members who identify biases, fairness issues or harmful behaviours in AI systems.

In plain language

A formal program that pays external researchers and community members to find unfairness in your AI systems. You publish a bug bounty for bias, offering rewards for documented examples of the AI treating groups unfairly.

Why this matters

Bias bounty programs are a proactive governance tool that brings diverse external perspectives to fairness testing and demonstrates organisational commitment to transparency. This approach accelerates the discovery of edge cases that your internal teams might miss.

Relevance

Governance

Bias bounties are a governance strategy for continuous improvement and external accountability in responsible AI practices.

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