Re:Problems in Gemini's Approach to Diversity
by spidersenses on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:47PM
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If you've been watching movies, TV, played AAA games or saw ads in the last 10 years you would have noticed that intentional blackwashing has been happening for a while.
This hasn't anything to do with unfortunate "training data" for a contemporary AI model.
It's particular egregious in advertisement where even in a country like mine (Germany) where there's less than 1% of the population who are black or African, ads will display 90% black models, white women paired exclusively with black men in unnecessary erotic context, or white women holding mixed-race babies. White men will only appear in negative context like awareness campaigns for testicular cancer or domestic violence. I think at this point it's safe to say that there is a brainwashing agenda at play. So, cui bono?
Re:Problems in Gemini's Approach to Diversity
by polotics on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:25PM
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You're looking at adverts trying to get an edge of memorability by triggering cognitive dissonance the way they know will on the German general population...
Re:Problems in Gemini's Approach to Diversity
by spidersenses on Saturday February 24, 2024 @03:07PM
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That would be a very positive interpretation of the intention behind the strategy. Who would really buy a product where the manufacturer tries to provoke them?
For a historical example have a look at Gillette's failed marketing campaign from a few years ago:
But it could also just reflect the composition of the population of the countries that dominate the internet.