{"id":2749,"date":"2026-08-15T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/?page_id=2749"},"modified":"2026-10-06T08:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:33:55","slug":"bias-audit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/bias-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bias Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Representation & Bias Audit<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Steps for a Representation & Bias audit. Once you do this once, you will notice more when bias is present and be able to design more inclusively<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Representation-and-Bias Audit: Step-by-Step<\/h3>
  1. Choose one design to examine.
    Select a familiar interface, platform, AI feature, video game system. Keep the focus narrow\u2014for example, character creation, content recommendations, account registration, difficulty settings, captions, or an AI image generator.<\/li>
  2. Document what the design does.
    Include a screenshot or brief description. Identify its purpose and the choice or action it asks the user to make.<\/li>
  3. Identify the assumed user.
    Ask whom the design seems built for. Consider:
    • Age, language, culture, or location<\/li>
    • Gender, race, or appearance<\/li>
    • Physical or cognitive ability<\/li>
    • Technical skill and internet access<\/li>
    • Available money, time, or equipment<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Find evidence in the design.
      Point to one specific feature\u2014such as wording, images, default settings, character options, controller requirements, data collection, or missing accessibility tools\u2014that reveals this assumption.<\/li>
    • Identify an excluded or marginalized perspective.
      Name one person or community that may be overlooked, misrepresented, stereotyped, or prevented from participating. Do not claim to speak for that group; focus on what the design includes or leaves out.<\/li>
    • Describe one consequence.
      Explain what could happen because of this design choice. The consequence might involve access, safety, dignity, visibility, privacy, cost, belonging, or opportunity.<\/li>
    • Make one specific redesign decision.
      Propose a concrete change\u2014not simply \u201cmake it more inclusive.\u201d For example:
      • Add customizable controls or captions<\/li>
      • Expand character, body, or identity options<\/li>
      • Replace a biased default<\/li>
      • Reduce unnecessary data collection<\/li>
      • Offer low-bandwidth or low-cost access<\/li>
      • Revise labels, images, or AI training examples<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
      • Explain how the redesign shares power more fairly.
        In two or three sentences, connect your decision to Fair Share. Who gains access, choice, visibility, protection, or control?<\/li>
      • Check for new problems.
        Ask whether your redesign could create another barrier or unintended consequence. Revise it if needed.<\/li>
      • Copy the List below and Post as Week 7 (category: Task)\u00a0<\/li><\/ol>
        • Design audited:<\/strong><\/li>
        • Assumed user:<\/strong><\/li>
        • Evidence:<\/strong><\/li>
        • Excluded or marginalized perspective:<\/strong><\/li>
        • Likely consequence:<\/strong><\/li>
        • Redesign decision:<\/strong><\/li>
        • How this supports Fair Share:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Representation & Bias Audit Steps for a Representation & Bias audit. Once you do this once, you will notice more when bias is present and be able to design more inclusively Representation-and-Bias Audit: Step-by-Step Choose one design to examine.Select a familiar interface, platform, AI feature, video game system. Keep the focus narrow\u2014for example, character creation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2749","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2749"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3944,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2749\/revisions\/3944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.org\/nmd200\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}