• BlueMonday1984@awful.systems
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    14 hours ago

    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.

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      12 hours 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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      12 hours ago

      I am sensing a new standup comedy routine where a tablet pretending to be AI has a script to say some of the worse takes while claiming to be different people at different points. And the host dissects the responses with observational humor