In early tests at a workshop attended by humanitarian organizations, refugee aid groups, and nonprofits, Albrecht and Fournier-Tombs said the reactions were strong and that many were negative. “Why would we want to present refugees as AI creations when there are millions of refugees who can tell their stories as real human beings?” one person said
I love how the article then proceeds to not answer this question. What a dumb idea. What a waste of UN funds.
sleepundertheleaves@infosec.pub 47 minutes ago
Oh my fucking God.
Privileged people in the West already struggle to believe that refugees are actually people.
So the UN creates another barrier to understanding, and lets privileged Westerners tell themselves “this is only a simulation, actual people don’t have it that bad”?
Silencing the real voices of actual refugees seeking help, and replacing them with a fucking autocorrect algorithm?
I feel like I can handle most AI bullshit calmly and objectively at this point. But AI generated fake refugees? I didn’t think I could get this angry about AI anymore.
And I can’t even wish horrible fates on the assholes who implemented these AIs because I feel like they had the best of intentions, to raise awareness about actual refugees and so on and so forth. They were just so fucking stupid they thought this was a good way to do it.
Jesus fucking Christ.