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Global Affairs offers 'deepest regrets' to 'Inuit and Indigenous communities' over AI-generated image Item Info

Title:
Global Affairs offers 'deepest regrets' to 'Inuit and Indigenous communities' over AI-generated image
Creator:
Chase, S., Krikup, K.
Date Created:
2023-12-14
Description:
The Department of Global Affairs is apologizing for posting a picture generated by artificial intelligence to represent an Indigenous woman on social media.
Subjects:
equity labour news
Resource URL:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-global-affairs-offers-deepest-regrets-to-inuit-and-indigenous/
Annotation:
Using generative AI in this promotional image rather than a real model took away a potential paid opportunity for a member of an Indigenous group. It also risked misrepresenting Inuit peoples, particularly given potential gaps in training data. This is an example that helps illustrate how we should always ask ourselves: Even though in this situation we *can* use generative AI, *should* we?
Added:
May 2024
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Global Affairs offers 'deepest regrets' to 'Inuit and Indigenous communities' over AI-generated image", AI.LD,
Reference Link:
https://elibtronic.github.io/AIL_Database/items/ail_032.html