Gender Bias in Text-to-Video Generation Models: A Case Study of Sora
The advent of text-to-video generation models has revolutionized content creation as it produces high-quality videos from textual prompts. However, concerns regarding inherent biases in such models have prompted scrutiny, particularly regarding gender representation. Our study investigates the presence of gender bias in OpenAI’s Sora, a state-of-the-art text-to-video generation model. We uncover significant evidence of bias by analyzing the generated videos from a diverse set of gender-neutral and stereotypical prompts. The results indicate that Sora disproportionately associates specific genders with stereotypical behaviors and professions, which reflects societal prejudices embedded in its training data.
Authors
- Björn W. Schuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-8699)
- Shahab Saquib Sohail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-7371)
- Mohammad Nadeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-5014)
- Amir Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-082X)
- Erik Cambria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3030-1280)
Institutions
- Aligarh Muslim University (IN)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Edinburgh Napier University (GB)
- Jagran Lakecity University (IN)
- Barkatullah University (IN)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Intelligent Systems
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mis.2025.3561475
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Digital Games and Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 29.41