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Will Levi's "Diverse" AI Models Do Anything for Diversity?
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The San Francisco clothing brand has announced it will use artificial intelligence-generated models "of color" to display products on its website and mobile app. Race and equity columnist Justin Phillips joins host Dominic Fracassa to talk about the thorny questions that raises. The practice figures to save Levi's money and offers representation, but is a diversity initiative that takes jobs from real people of color really diverse? | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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