In recent weeks, we've seen a wave of AI-generated images of white, blonde families presented by neo-fascist online accounts as models of a desirable future. As disgusting as this is, it seems no coincidence that AI is being used for reactionary propaganda. Generative AI is structurally conservative, even nostalgic. Everything it produces is based on interpolating existing data. In a way, it’s a backward prediction: It makes plausible guesses on what could have been, based on images from the past. And unsurprisingly, these images are heavily biased in terms of the lack of representation of ethnic diversity, gender stereotypes and Western middle class aesthetic values. But while this is true for all AI models, different companies seem to deal with these biases in very different ways.
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