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"It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of
artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before
it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society.
One of these negative outcomes is the very specific, yet very real cultural
harm posed to Australia’s Indigenous populations.
The
National Indigenous Times reports Adobe has come under fire for hosting
AI-generated stock images that claim to depict “Indigenous Australians”, but
don’t resemble Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Some of the figures in these generated images also have random body markings
that are culturally meaningless. Critics who spoke to the outlet, including
Indigenous artists and human rights advocates, point out these inaccuracies
disregard the significance of traditional body markings to various First
Nations cultures.
Adobe’s stock platform was also found to host AI-generated “Aboriginal
artwork”, raising concerns over whether genuine Indigenous artworks were used
to train the software without artists’ consent.
The findings paint an alarming picture of how representations of Indigenous
cultures can suffer as a result of AI."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
