An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white, with lighter skin and blue eyes.
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Rona Wang, a 24-year-old MIT student, was experimenting with the AI image creator Playground AI to create a professional LinkedIn photo.

An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white with lighter skin and blue eyes.::Rona Wang, a 24-year-old MIT student, was experimenting with the AI image creator Playground AI to create a professional LinkedIn photo.

  • Ogmios@lemmy.worldEnglish
    43·
    1 year ago

    I think the focus should be on not having so many white privileged people in the real world

    Why should you focus on tearing others down, especially when you’re simply looking at them as a statistic rather than individuals?

    • gorogorochan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      How did you get from what I wrote to “tearing down” anyone is a bit puzzling. It’s simply about striving to change the status quo and not the AI model representing it. I’m not advocating guillotining Bezos or Musk, hope that’s clear.

      • Ogmios@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        1 year ago

        How exactly do you get “less” of a certain type of person without tearing them down?