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In the news | BigData Insider
Dear AI: How amputees themselves curate the training data for better AI images
Generative image models often depict people with prostheses incorrectly or not at all. With the “Dear AI” initiative, the medical technology group Ottobock wants to change that. Together with those affected, an open data set is created that is intended…
In the news | Microsoft Signal
A new approach to AI data puts communities in charge
Much of what AI knows about the world comes from data most people never see and from technical processes that determine what’s included or left out. As AI becomes increasingly influential in daily life, a new platform aims to help…
In the news | Ottobock
Human reality, not cyborg clichés: representing people with prostheses accurately in AI images.
As much as artificial intelligence can achieve, it still frequently struggles in its attempts to represent people with disabilities. Anyone who has tried to use AI to create images of people with prostheses will be familiar with the distorted images…
In the news | Microsoft Source EMEA
Dear AI, here’s how to portray amputees correctly
Artificial Intelligence (AI) struggles to create true-to-life images of people with amputations. Now amputees are teaching AI to be responsible and inclusive – with help from prosthetics manufacturer Ottobock and Microsoft.
In the news | Microsoft Source
Why better AI starts with the people it often misses
Ask an AI tool for a picture of “someone at work,” and you’ll often get a person at a desk, in front of a computer, maybe holding a coffee cup. When people with disabilities appear at all, the images sometimes…
In the news | European Disability Forum
European Accessibility summit: Accessibility meets Artificial Intelligence
The future of technology and disability The afternoon started with a presentation by Dr Cecily Morrison, Senior Principal Researcher Manager, Microsoft Research Cambridge. Dr Morrison leads a diverse team to ensure technological solutions are inclusive. She explained some examples of practical…
In the news | Jenny Lay-Flurrie | LinkedIn
Disability Representation in AI Imagery
Over the last year, we have been collaborating to better understand how disability is portrayed in AI, specifically – images. When disability representation is misaligned or missing, it can inadvertently reinforce stigma, escalating harms by erasing lived experiences or disrespecting disabled…