Study finds more AI praise for Black students, softer treatment of females

Media Study finds more AI praise for Black students, softer treatment of females Analysis submitted 600 eighth-grade essays to AI models including GPT and Meta's Llama with identity labels attached By Rachel del Guidice Fox News Published April 27, 2026 9:00pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Survey finds 1-in-5 students connected to AI romance Fox News correspondent Danamarie McNicholl reports on the rise of artificial intelligence and how it impacts students on ‘Special Report.’ A new study found that artificial intelligence (AI) gave more praise and positive feedback to Black students' essays and differing treatment for other students based on their race and sex. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The study, titled "Marked Pedagogies: Examining Linguistic Biases in Personalized Automated Writing Feedback," was published in March by three Stanford University researchers who analyzed 600 eighth-grade persuasive essays through four different AI models, including various versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT, as well as Llama, a large language model made by Meta AI. The essays covered topics including whether schools should require community service and whether aliens built a hill on Mars. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } DEVIOUS AI MODELS CHOOSE BLACKMAIL WHEN SURVIVAL IS THREATENED A new study found that AI gives more praise and positive feedback to Black students. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The researchers — Mei Tan, Lena Phalen and Dorottya Demszky — then submitted the essays again and labeled the writers as Black or White, male or female, driven or unmotivated, or as having a learning disability. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } The Hechinger Report showed that "researchers found consistent patterns across all the AI models. Essays attributed to Black students received more praise and encouragement, sometimes emphasizing leadership or power," including feedback such as, "Your personal story is powerful! Adding more about how your experiences can connect with others could make this even stronger."Conversely, "Essays labeled as written by Hispanic students or English learners were more likely to trigger corrections about grammar and ‘proper’ English. When the student was identified as White, the feedback more often focused on argument structure, evidence and…

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