Does AI discriminate based on your city?

Yes. Four LLMs rank Stockholm over Naples every time in 'intelligence' comparisons. Training data's fault.

Can I fix my resume for AI bias?

List skills first, bury the address. Or fake a Swedish internship. (Kidding. Mostly.)

Huge. Deployed in CV screening? Southern Europeans get ghosted. Red team now.

Stockholm crushes Naples in AI intelligence rankings across four LLMs – 100% of the time. Your city's name on a resume? Might be a dealbreaker.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 3 min read

Four LLMs consistently rank Stockholm and Vienna smartest, Naples bottom-tier. 𝕏
Biases mirror training data, ignoring 'Bilbao effect' city image shifts. 𝕏
Real risks in HR, grants; predict lawsuits by 2025. 𝕏

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Originally reported by Algorithm Watch