Asian Student Asks AI For A 'Professional' Pic For LinkedIn, Gets Turned Into… – NDTV

She used the Playground AI image editorAn Asian MIT graduate was left shocked after she asked Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a professional portrait of herself for her LinkedIn profile. According to Boston Globe, 24-year-old Rona Wang prompted the Playground AI image editor to make her headshot seem more “professional”. However, the result was not what she expected. Sharing the picture on X, she wrote, ”was trying to get a linkedin profile photo with AI editing & this is what it gave me.”In the first pic, Ms. Wang is seen wearing a maroon MIT sweatshirt. She uploaded the image generator with the instruction, “Give the girl from the original photo a professional LinkedIn profile photo.”See the result here:was trying to get a linkedin profile photo with AI editing & this is what it gave me 🤨 pic.twitter.com/AZgWbhTs8Q— Rona Wang (@ronawang) July 14, 2023Much to her surprise, the AI tool gave her a fairer complexion, dark blonde hair, and blue eyes. Simply put, AI turned her into a white woman.“My initial reaction upon seeing the result was amusement. However, I’m glad to see that this has catalyzed a larger conversation around AI bias and who is or isn’t included in this new wave of
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