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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

meredithw@wandering.shop ("MeredithW") wrote:

An MIT student asked AI to make her headshot more ‘professional.’ It gave her lighter skin and blue eyes.
“I was like, ‘Wow, does this thing think I should become white to become more professional?’” said Wang, who is Asian American.

@Wolven have you seen this?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/19/business/an-mit-student-asked-ai-make-her-headshot-more-professional-it-gave-her-lighter-skin-blue-eyes/

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• Two pictures of MIT student Rona Wang. Original: Asian young woman with shoulder-length brown hair and dark brown eyes. AI "professional-looking" version: Same young woman but with white skin and blue eyes. (remote)