AI0-001 AI Governance and Ethics Practice Question
A data scientist notices that a hiring model systematically scores female candidates lower than male candidates with similar qualifications. The training data was collected from past hiring decisions where the company historically hired more men. Which type of AI bias is most directly demonstrated?
⚠ Common exam trap
The AI0-001 exam often tests the distinction between historical bias (data-driven) and algorithmic bias (model-driven), and the trap here is that candidates confuse 'algorithmic bias' as the catch-all term, missing that the root cause is the historical data, not the algorithm's logic.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Historical bias
Historical bias, because the model's lower scoring of female candidates stems directly from training data that reflects past hiring decisions where the company historically hired more men. This bias is embedded in the data itself, not introduced by the algorithm or data collection method. Historical bias occurs when the training data encodes societal or organizational prejudices from the past, which the model then perpetuates.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Selection bias
Why it's wrong here
Selection bias occurs when the data is not representative of the population, not specifically from historical prejudices.
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Algorithmic bias
Why it's wrong here
Algorithmic bias is introduced by the model design or optimization, not solely from data.
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Confirmation bias
Why it's wrong here
Confirmation bias affects how humans interpret model outputs, not the training data itself.
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Historical bias
Why this is correct
Historical bias stems from data that mirrors past discriminatory practices.
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