How Bias in Training Data Destabilizes AI Decisions

How do errors, gaps, and biases in training data impact AI fairness, reliability, and real-world decision-making?

In this clip from the “The Hidden Costs of Poor Data Quality in AI” panel hosted by Data Science Connect, Jon Malloy, Senior Technical Account Manager at Snowplow, shares a real customer example that perfectly illustrates how biased datasets can completely mislead an AI model.

Jon explains:

- Why AI can produce confident but wrong insights when training data isn’t representative

- How data from only self-selected, measurable users created false engagement signals

- Why the AI model predicted extremely high engagement—but real-world performance collapsed

- How hidden dataset bias led to inaccurate decisions and failed content rollouts

- Why understanding who is not in your data matters just as much as understanding who is

- The importance of continuously monitoring data representativeness to avoid misleading outputs

This clip is essential for teams working in machine learning, AI fairness, MLOps, analytics, data governance, and product decision-making.

🔗 Watch the full webinar here:
https://snowplow.io/events/the-hidden-costs-of-poor-data-quality-in-ai

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