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by mjbeswick 854 days ago
Bias exists in training data generally because it reflects reality.

Considering the example give the article, the average CEO is a white male; so surely you would expect that unless you explicitly asked for diversity!?

It's should be down to users to alter their prompts if they wish to generate images outside of statistical norms.

2 comments

That's an easy way to launder our bias of choice to algorithms, but thankfully we're not falling for it.
I disagree. We aren't telling kids "With your parents' socio-economic background and skin color you cannot become whatever you want.", after all.
ideals vs reality