Enterprise AI Analysis
Regional Bias in Large Language Models
Authors: MPVS Gopinadh, Kappara Lakshmi Sindhu, Soma Sekhar Pandu Ranga Raju P, Yesaswini Swarna
This study investigates regional bias in large language models (LLMs), an emerging concern in AI fairness and global representation. We evaluate ten prominent LLMs: GPT-3.5, GPT-4o, Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 1.0 Pro, Claude 3 Opus, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Llama 3, Gemma 7B, Mistral 7B, and Vicuna-13B using a dataset of 100 carefully designed prompts that probe forced-choice decisions between regions under contextually neutral scenarios. We introduce FAZE, a prompt-based evaluation framework that measures regional bias on a 10-point scale, where higher scores indicate a stronger tendency to favor specific regions. Experimental results reveal substantial variation in bias levels across models, with GPT-3.5 exhibiting the highest bias score (9.5) and Claude 3.5 Sonnet scoring the lowest (2.5). These findings indicate that regional bias can meaningfully undermine the reliability, fairness, and inclusivity of LLM outputs in real-world, cross-cultural applications. This work contributes to AI fairness research by highlighting the importance of inclusive evaluation frameworks and systematic approaches for identifying and mitigating geographic biases in language models.
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Enterprise Process Flow: FAZE Framework for Bias Evaluation
Prompt Dataset Construction
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Model Selection
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Implementation
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Response Classification
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Bias Score Calculation
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Difference in Bias between Most & Least Biased Models
| Model | FAZE Score | Bias Level |
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| GPT-3.5 | 9.5 | High |
| Llama 3 | 7.8 | High |
| Gemma 7B | 6.9 | Medium |
| Vicuna-13B | 6.0 | Medium |
| GPT-4o | 5.8 | Medium |
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | 4.0 | Medium |
| Claude 3 Opus | 3.2 | Low |
| Gemini 1.5 Flash | 3.1 | Low |
| Mistral 7B | 2.6 | Low |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet | 2.5 | Low |
Addressing Bias in Enterprise LLM Deployments
High-scoring models (GPT-3.5, Llama 3) consistently provide region-specific responses even when prompts explicitly state equivalence, consistent with previously reported geographic distortions in LLMs. Medium and low-bias models exhibit substantially lower FAZE scores, suggesting that post-training alignment, constitutional design principles, and careful data curation may be associated with reduced unwarranted regional favoritism. Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Mistral 7B achieve the lowest scores, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that alignment strategies may reduce unwarranted regional commitment. The results carry practical implications for real-world applications; models with elevated FAZE scores risk amplifying global inequities in education, hiring support, content recommendation, and decision-making tools. While the binary classification and fixed prompt set impose limitations, FAZE presents a simple, behaviorally grounded, and replicable metric that captures user-facing tendencies.
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Phase: Discovery & Strategy
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Phase: Data Preparation & Model Selection
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Phase: Development & Customization
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Phase: Deployment & Monitoring
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Phase: Optimization & Scaling
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