Feast in Famine
Exploring Manipulability and Cultural Bias in AI
Exploring Manipulability and Cultural Bias in AI
YUSHIEN, 2024
Abstract
Inspired by Jean Baudrillard’s “The Gulf War Did Not Take Place,” in this assignment, I chose to use Midjourney to create a series of images titled "Feast in Famine." These images aim to explore the living conditions in North Korea and the manipulability and cultural bias of AI. Through this process, I gained a deep understanding of AI technology's role in shaping and reconstructing reality.
Baudrillard, in "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place," argues that in modern society, the media not only reports events but also creates a new reality through selective presentation of information. This "hyperreality" is composed of symbols and images, replacing real experiences (Baudrillard, 2012). In my creative process, AI technology played a similar role. It generated images based on my prompts, and these images, to some extent, reconstructed our understanding and perception of life in North Korea. However, through this experiment, I also discovered that AI's manipulability and bias is higher than any other media or tools.
Baudrillard, in "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place," argues that in modern society, the media not only reports events but also creates a new reality through selective presentation of information. This "hyperreality" is composed of symbols and images, replacing real experiences (Baudrillard, 2012). In my creative process, AI technology played a similar role. It generated images based on my prompts, and these images, to some extent, reconstructed our understanding and perception of life in North Korea. However, through this experiment, I also discovered that AI's manipulability and bias is higher than any other media or tools.
Keywords:
Algorithmic Bias
, hyperreality,
AI-generated Imagery