Analyzing Bias in LLM-Augmented Knowledge Graph Systems: Taxonomy, Interaction Mechanisms, and Evaluation
Paria Zabihi, Rasha Kashef, Dina Nawara, Ahmed Ibrahim
Applied Sciences
Problems Identified (4)
LLM-KG bias amplification: Integrating LLMs into KG construction and augmentation introduces compounded bias and unreliability across extraction, completion, and reasoning pipelines.
Pipeline-aware bias evaluation gaps: There are open research gaps in developing evaluation frameworks that account for pipeline-level bias in hybrid LLM–KG systems.
LLM-KG bias amplification: Integrating LLMs into KG construction and augmentation introduces compounded bias and unreliability across extraction, completion, and reasoning pipelines.
Pipeline-aware bias evaluation gaps: There are open research gaps in developing evaluation frameworks that account for pipeline-level bias in hybrid LLM–KG systems.
Proposed Solutions (5)
LLM-KG bias taxonomy: The paper introduces a unified taxonomy characterizing bias in LLM-augmented knowledge graphs as a pipeline-level phenomenon.
Bias mechanism analysis: The paper reviews LLM and KG bias mechanisms and examines how they interact and amplify during LLM-based KG pipeline stages.
LLM-KG evaluation metric consolidation: The paper consolidates recent evaluation metrics adapted for LLM-generated graphs, including semantic and soft lexical measures.
Benchmark and gap survey: The paper surveys datasets and benchmarks for bias in LLMs, KGs, and hybrid systems and identifies research gaps.
LLM-KG bias taxonomy: The paper introduces a unified taxonomy characterizing bias in LLM-augmented knowledge graphs as a pipeline-level phenomenon.
Results (3)
Structured bias analysis provided:
Unified pipeline-level taxonomy introduced:
Evaluation metrics consolidated:
Research Domain
LLM-augmented knowledge graph systems; bias analysis and evaluation