[manjalyc]

The idea that “attention is all you need” here is a handwavy explanation that doesn’t hold up against basic scrutiny. Why would Google do something this embarrassing? What could they possibly stand to gain? Google has plenty of attention as it is. They have far more to lose. Not everything has to be a conspiracy.

[mizzack]

Probably just hamfisted calculation. Backlash/embarrassment due to forced diversity and excluding white people from generated imagery < backlash from lack of diversity and (non-white) cultural insensitivity.

[prometheus76]

My hot take is that the people designing this particular system didn't see a problem with deconstructing history.

[starbugs]

> conspiracy.

Well, I guess this thread needed one more trigger label then.