Decoding Israel, and AI Stereotypes
“To defend a country, you need an army, but to defend an identity, you need a school” - Jewish Proverb
How AI Reduces the World to Stereotypes: We analyzed 3,000 AI images to see how image generators visualize different countries and cultures. Using Midjourney, we chose five prompts, based on the generic concepts of “a person,” “a woman,” “a house,” “a street,” and “a plate of food.” We then adapted them for different countries: China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Nigeria. We also included the U.S. in the survey for comparison, given Midjourney (like most of the biggest generative AI companies) is based in the country.
https://restofworld.org/2023/ai-image-stereotypes
Will Israel Be at War: How did we get here? How can we get away from it? Who is right? Who is wrong? Every question in this situation requires a lot of depth. For example, what about the two-state solution? Does each side actually want the other to have one? What borders should they use? The current ones? Those from before 1967? From before 1947? Who has a stronger claim? Can those displaced come back to where they used to live? What do we do with those who live there now? Who gets to vote where?
The Matthew Effect: Why the Rich Get Richer: In its extreme form, the Matthew Effect echoes a line from the Bible: “Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
https://dariusforoux.com/matthew-effect/
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