Language discrepancies in the performance of generative artificial intelligence models: an examination of infectious disease queries in English and Arabic.
Malik SallamKholoud Al-MahzoumOmaima AlshuaibHawajer AlhajriFatmah AlotaibiDalal AlkhurainejMohammad Yahya Al-BalwahMuna BarakatJan EggerPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)
Disparity in AI model performance was noticed between English and Arabic in response to infectious disease queries. This language variation can negatively impact the quality of health content delivered by AI models among native speakers of Arabic. This issue is recommended to be addressed by AI developers, with the ultimate goal of enhancing health outcomes.