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Got called out by a data scientist at a meetup in Austin for my AI art prompts
I was at a small tech meetup in Austin last month showing off some AI generated images I made with Midjourney. A data scientist looked at my prompts and pointed out I was accidentally using biased training data patterns that reinforce stereotypes. How do you all check for hidden bias when you're just trying to make cool pictures?
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daniel5932mo ago
Honestly, it's the same bias you see in hiring algorithms and dating apps.
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grantschmidt2mo ago
Admittedly, I used to roll my eyes when people complained about bias in hiring algorithms. I thought they were just making excuses. But after seeing the same patterns in dating apps and now realizing the same filters apply to real estate listings, it really changed my mind. You start to notice how these systems amplify certain problems we already have. It's not a conspiracy, but the data does lean in ways that hurt some groups more than others. Just makes me think twice before trusting any algorithm blindly now.
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simons281mo ago
My buddy Jake applied for an apartment listing last spring, perfect spot near his job for like $1,200 a month. He's a black guy, got a good credit score, stable income, the whole deal. He never heard back, but his white coworker applied three days later using the exact same income and credit info and got a tour within hours. The algorithm probably just learned from past data that showed certain zip codes had more "risky" tenants, and now it filters people out before a human even sees the application. Is that really any better than an old landlord just saying "no" to your face?
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