The AI That Draws What You Type Is Very Racist, Shocking No One

Some AI experts say that the core of this problem is not a lack of mitigations, but the increasing use of large language models (LLMs), a type of AI template that includes hundreds of billions of parameters, allowing engineers to teach machine learning systems to perform a variety of tasks with relatively little training. AI researchers have criticized large models like GPT-3 for producing horrifying results that reinforce racist and sexist stereotypes, arguing that the massive nature of these models is inherently risky and makes auditing the systems virtually impossible. Before being fired from Google, AI ethicist Timnit Gebru co-authored a paper which warned of the dangers of LLMs, specifically noting their ability to harm marginalized groups.