My demand for 8/3: Scrap that anti-feminist propaganda machine called genAI! It generates misogynist slop even in the hands of those declaring to want the opposite.
The German ministry for research @bmftr_bund just published a paper depicting female researchers in history who have been distorted to conform to gender norms - even with explicit prompts for smiles and dancing. But even without such prompts genAI reproduces and reinforces female oppression.
Publicly funded.
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@alineblankertz @bmftr_bund There is only one image ("photo") with this prompt. I assume it has a background, which I don't know. All other AI generated photos have other styles, although a few look like a Hollywood-version compared to the original photos (e.g. Mathilde Vaerting).
I agree with your criticism, but your example and the way you prented it, is in my view a bit misleading.
@keywan @bmftr_bund
I disagree. Using an example rather than a comprehensive description is not misleading, it is what using an example means.
Many of the prompts include “smiling” and other highly misogynist elements; various of them include “in the style of” specifications to imitate real artists and devalue their work; besides, the outputs exhibit toxic beauty norms not explicitly prompted. And there are many more specific criticisms, feel free to expand.
And btw, I suggest calling “AI” slop image or visual output. Calling them photo suggests that they are a snapshot of a real place in a real moment in time which is obviously misleading.
Aline Blankertz
Keywan Tonekaboni