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	== ~~Artificial~~ ~~Intelligence~~ ==		== Positive bias ==

	Hi, I was looking at this article and not finding what I was wanting to find. I thought it would be better if in included a section about confirmation bias on the internet.

	Youtube would be important in this discussion. If you watch a video of cats, youtube will show you more pictures of cats. If you have a bias in your cat videos towards cats jumping into pools, it will show more pictures of cats jumping into pools.

	The last paragraph of the first section of the article mentions filter bubbles. This is good, but the topic of how the internet, social media and AI effect conformation bias. Have not really found any good sources yet.

	Hopefully someone will find some soon and add this important new section to this article.

	Thanks in advance. ] (]) 19:51, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
	:The social media subsection of the article (under "Real-world effects") has what you want, I think. I agree that YouTube augments confirmation bias, but I don't think your example is an example of confirmation bias. ] (]) 22:47, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

			Please create a redirect page titled "]" that points to this article. Or explain to me how to create such a page. ] (]) 07:01, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
	== bias essay ==

			:We shouldn't do that because "Positive bias" is not another name for confirmation bias, and there are other effects that "Positive bias" might mean. Take a look at ], ], ] and related terms. I've never encountered the term "positive bias": could you tell us in which sources you have found that term, and what was the context? ] (]) 13:23, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
	example of essay in bias ] (]) 10:32, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Please create a redirect page titled "Positive bias" that points to this article. Or explain to me how to create such a page. Xeno Lovegood (talk) 07:01, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

We shouldn't do that because "Positive bias" is not another name for confirmation bias, and there are other effects that "Positive bias" might mean. Take a look at Positivity bias, Optimism bias, Overconfidence effect and related terms. I've never encountered the term "positive bias": could you tell us in which sources you have found that term, and what was the context? MartinPoulter (talk) 13:23, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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