Exploring Gender Disparities in Automatic Speech Recognition Technology
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| author | ElGhazaly, Hend Mirheidari, Bahman Moosavi, Nafise Sadat Christensen, Heidi |
| author_facet | ElGhazaly, Hend Mirheidari, Bahman Moosavi, Nafise Sadat Christensen, Heidi |
| contents | This study investigates factors influencing Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems' fairness and performance across genders, beyond the conventional examination of demographics. Using the LibriSpeech dataset and the Whisper small model, we analyze how performance varies across different gender representations in training data. Our findings suggest a complex interplay between the gender ratio in training data and ASR performance. Optimal fairness occurs at specific gender distributions rather than a simple 50-50 split. Furthermore, our findings suggest that factors like pitch variability can significantly affect ASR accuracy. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of biases in ASR systems, highlighting the importance of carefully curated training data in mitigating gender bias. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Exploring Gender Disparities in Automatic Speech Recognition Technology ElGhazaly, Hend Mirheidari, Bahman Moosavi, Nafise Sadat Christensen, Heidi Computation and Language Sound Audio and Speech Processing This study investigates factors influencing Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems' fairness and performance across genders, beyond the conventional examination of demographics. Using the LibriSpeech dataset and the Whisper small model, we analyze how performance varies across different gender representations in training data. Our findings suggest a complex interplay between the gender ratio in training data and ASR performance. Optimal fairness occurs at specific gender distributions rather than a simple 50-50 split. Furthermore, our findings suggest that factors like pitch variability can significantly affect ASR accuracy. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of biases in ASR systems, highlighting the importance of carefully curated training data in mitigating gender bias. |
| title | Exploring Gender Disparities in Automatic Speech Recognition Technology |
| topic | Computation and Language Sound Audio and Speech Processing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.18434 |