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Gender Bias in Text-to-Video Generation Models: A Case Study of Sora

  • Mohammad Nadeem
  • , Shahab Saquib Sohail
  • , Erik Cambria*
  • , Bjorn W. Schuller
  • , Amir Hussain
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The advent of text-to-video generation models has revolutionized content creation as it produces high-quality videos from textual prompts. However, concerns regarding inherent biases in such models have prompted scrutiny, particularly regarding gender representation. Our study investigates the presence of gender bias in OpenAI’s Sora, a state-of-the-art text-to-video generation model. We uncover significant evidence of bias by analyzing the generated videos from a diverse set of gender-neutral and stereotypical prompts. The results indicate that Sora disproportionately associates specific genders with stereotypical behaviors and professions, which reflects societal prejudices embedded in its training data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-15
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Intelligent Systems
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2025
Externally publishedYes

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UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence

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