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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 23 hours ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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Video version, with clips of the bot-DJ

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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 16 points 22 hours ago (2 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 15 points 20 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

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

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

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 6 points 20 hours ago

"What the hell do you call that routine"
"the LEMMYVERSE!"