Do nearly all Indian men wear turbans? Generative AIs seem to think so, and it’s only the tip of the AI bias iceberg

While bias in generative AI is a well-known phenomenon, it’s still surprising what kinds of biases sometimes get unearthed. TechCrunch recently ran a test using Meta’s AI chatbot, which launched in April 2024 for over a dozen countries including India, and found an odd and disturbing trend. When generating images using the prompt “Indian men,” … Read more

Can AI’s bias problem be fixed?

Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every week? Sign up here. Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library For the first time, an AI system has helped researchers to design completely new antibodies. An algorithm similar to those of the image-generating tools Midjourney and DALL·E has churned out thousands … Read more

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