# What is AI bias?

> Systematic slant in an AI system’s output, usually inherited from its training data or design choices.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/bias
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

## Why it matters for Christians

A model trained mostly on secular or Western text will lean that way on contested questions.

## What to do

Ask the same question twice with different wording and compare. Ask the AI to give the main Christian positions on a contested question rather than one answer. Then read the passage itself and your church’s teaching.

## Related words

- [Training data](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/training-data.md): The text, images, or other material a model learned from.
- [Alignment](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/alignment.md): The work of making an AI system behave according to the goals and values its makers intend.
- [Fine-tuning](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/fine-tuning.md): Additional training that adapts a general model to a narrower purpose or style.

Every word: [Christian AI glossary](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary.md)