Posted 2/22/2024, 6:36:00 PM
Google Pauses AI Image Generator Over Ethnicity Issues
- Google pauses new AI image generator after it depicts historical figures as other ethnicities
- Images showed German WW2 soldiers and Vikings with skin colors not accurate to the time
- Google admits the AI needs adjustment and will stop generating images of people for now
- This follows other examples of AI showing race and gender bias in image generation
- Mitigating bias in AI is an ongoing challenge that requires better datasets and guardrails