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Fidelity Preference, Not Demographic Preference: A Pixel-Level Attribute-Sensitivity Audit of Image Aesthetic/Preference Scorers
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image generationbias auditingaesthetic scoring
2608.23593
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Abstract
This paper audits aesthetic scorers to determine if they encode demographic attributes or fidelity preferences, revealing that fidelity preference dominates in scoring.
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Core Claim
The study demonstrates that naive synthetic audits misjudge bias direction and magnitude, emphasizing the need for real data to distinguish true demographic bias from fidelity preference.
Method / Result
Audits on 1470 real faces showed a reversal of preference for skin tone compared to synthetic images.
Limitations
Synthetic results do not transfer reliably to real images, leading to potential misinterpretations of bias.
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