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US 12,718,537 · App. 18/319,731 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Evaluating bias in generative models

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Patent No.
US 12,718,537
App. No.
18/319,731
Filed
May 18, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
ZHAI, KYLE
Art Unit
2611
USPC
345/619
Continuity (1)
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