I was both enlightened and horrified when I ran across this video the other day about how Barbies look from different countries. It’s an analysis of generated AI imagery to see if it perpetuates stereotypes.
Spoiler alert: The researchers decided it does.
But I like to test things myself, so I chose six AI image generation tools and gave them the same simple prompts.
Second spoiler: Yep… lots of stereotypes here.
Take a look at the embedded document below, or take a closer look here. The original Barbie video is below.
Comparing AI Image Tools by Beth Z
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The gender and racial bias is astounding. Do you know how the owners of the platforms plan to address this?
It’s a big, big cluster right now. I’m watching the lawsuits and will report back when I see some definitive outcomes.
Note, too, the bias against those who might actually eat a dessert occasionally. The people depicted by AI are all model-thin.
Oh my gosh! I didn’t even catch that. I did however catch the beautiful burger image in the fast food workers area. I’m now hungry.