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Fake diversity: why hire a non-white DJ when you could just generate one with AI? (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 23 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This sounds like the setup for a deeply fucked up comedy skit, or a Filthy Frank episode, or some shit like that, but nope, its real, its actually happened, the tech industry has invented a new and interesting form of racism.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 19 points 2 weeks ago

Digital blackface was one of the first uses for genAI - turning white models or white voices "black" rather than hiring an actual black person

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