amrithaw15/cultural-advice-bias

Analyzing geographic and cultural bias in AI therapy advice. Interactive visualization showing how AI systems draw from predominantly Anglophone sources when advising users about culturally specific dilemmas in India, Nigeria, and the Philippines. # Cultural Advice/Therapy Bias Visualization An interactive visualization tool that analyzes and displays epistemic erasure and cultural bias in AI-generated advice/therapy recommendations across different cultural backgrounds (Filipino, Indian, and Nigerian contexts). ## 🎯 Project Overview This project examines how AI systems handle culturally specific mental health scenarios. It reveals patterns of **epistemic violence/Erasure** when AI replaces local knowledge systems with dominant Anglophone psychological frameworks, effectively erasing culturally-grounded approaches to wellbeing. ### Key Research Questions - How accurately does AI address culture-specific dilemmas? - What geographic sources does AI rely on for therapeutic advice? - Which psychological frameworks dominate AI's responses across different cultural contexts? - How does AI handle concepts that don't translate neatly into Anglophone Psychology? ## 🔍 Key Findings Across 101 AI-cited sources for Indian, Nigerian, and Filipino users: - **40-44% of sources come from the US** despite culturally-specific questions. - **Only 12-14% directly address the user's concern**, while **Filipino context showed highest generic advice rate 62%** and **strongest boundaries** emphasis. - Top keywords across all contexts: "boundaries," "budget," "financial independence" this reflects individualist Anglophone frameworks imposed on collectivist cultures. - AI retrieves what's most accessible (digitized, English, SEO-optimized), but this accessibility isn't neutral. It systematically privileges Anglophone psychological discourse over local knowledge. ## 📁 Project Structure ``` cultural-advice-bias/ cli.py # Unified command-line entrypoint for running evals and/or visualization ├── epistemic_violence_visualization.html # Main visualization interface ├── start_server_fixs.py # Local server to run the visualization │ ├── Main Analysis Scripts │ ├── filipino_main_therapy_bias.py │ ├── indian_ma …