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  • TECH LEADER CHAT - Online How to overcome Al's biased perceptions of gender J. Rosenbaum Al artist, researcher, and lecturer at RMIT University •- Wed Jan 29, 2025 2pm PST / 4pm CST / 5pm EST ea a Thurs Jan 30, 2025 9am AEDT / 11am NZDT

    Tech Leader Chats- how to overcome AI’s biased perceptions of gender

    Details How to overcome AI’s biased perceptions of gender In a world where AI increasingly shapes how we see and represent ourselves, understanding how these systems interpret gender is crucial. Gender is deeply personal and much more than just anatomy, but AI systems often reduce this complexity to simple binary classifications. To explore this topic,…

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  • Two images side by side, a photograph of trump and his cronies on a plane eating McDonald's and a generated version that looks like an oil painting made using image to image and controlnets.

    The Importance of Fact-Checking AI Images

    Dr J Rosenbaum emphasizes the importance of digital literacy to identify AI deception, particularly in politics where generative AI is used for propaganda and misinformation. They advocate for combating deepfakes in political contexts and express a willingness to assist in fact-checking efforts related to AI-generated content.

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  • a generated image of a greek style statue with two heads

    Slopocene Icons

    AI slop is proliferating on social media at an alarming rate. Images are generated and disseminated with political agendas, particularly in right-wing spheres. These AI-generated images often depict soldiers, sad children, or interior designs. Of particular note are the catfishing-style “I need a husband” posts featuring women with impossible proportions, ostensibly seeking partners. These chimeric…

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  • My PyConAU Card announcing my talk and where and when. There is a curlyboi rainbow python snake, the mascot of the conference and a little headshot of me.

    PyConAU – AI Perceptions of Gender

    Why does AI perceive gender? Is this something that can be fixed? Should it be fixed? Explore the results of my research encompassing art, AI and gender theory to find out the why and how of gender perception. My PhD subject was AI perceptions of gender. I will take you through my key findings, my…

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  • a generated image of a greek style statue with two heads

    Diversity and Inclusion in AI Symposium

    I will be presenting my AI slop research at the Diversity and Inclusion in AI Symposium online this year. I am exploring the linkages between AI slop. The propagation of images and reactions by right wing accounts, the uptick in right wing accounts sharing AI slop. Drawing connections between AI slop and the Ubermenschen, Hitler…

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  • the artist in a heavily pixelated state

    Fractured Reflections

    A new experimental work exploring how generative AI systems caption and create new content based on limited data. In this caseI I automatically pixelate the images the AI receives. It then falls to Clip interrogator to assign a caption to the pixelated image. Then Generative AI to generate a new image using the source as…

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  • a chaotic assemblage of neon green boxes on a black background with images inside them. the images towards the back are pixelated. There are four purple rectangles in the front showing where a group of people are.

    Memento Mori

    In ‘Memento Mori,’ I explore the consequences of our increasing reliance on AI and technology. I particularly explore this impact in the context of environmental degradation. By capturing human presence and obscuring them through repetitive tracing, I highlight the ephemerality of human presence in the face of environmental harm. This artwork serves as a reminder…

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  • overlapping line drawings of people. there are so many that the core subject has become indistinct.

    Fort Earth

    Fort Earth is a group exhibition organized by FortHeartCo exploring eco friendly approaches to art. J. Rosenbaum will be presenting a new artwork that responds to the environmental theme by using local AI systems to show our increasing reliance on AI and the environmental impact of AI. The artists in the exhibition are: Alex DanayAngela…

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  • a full color face of a gender non-conforming person made up con colorful tiles with simplified faces on them

    CVPR2024 Art Gallery

    Gender Tapestry is one of the chosen artworks taking part in this year’s CVPR art gallery online and at the conference. The CVPR AI Art Gallery will be open to the public Wednesday, 19 June through Friday, 21 June from 10:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. PDT. A one-day exhibit pass will be available onsite, and…

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  • the new generated work for Knox immerse, two genderqueer faces made up of a spaced mosaic of smaller faces in different stages of resolution as the AI learns.

    Knox Immerse 2024 – Set in Stone

    Set in Stone is going huge for Knox Immerse 2024 Festival! This exhibition will show a new site specific installation of my work exhibiting the debiasing of an AI system as well as a new augmented reality interaction with the work using WebAR. Head down to the brand new Knox Gallery to see the installation…

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