Exclusive: GLAAD's CEO says AI bias puts LGBTQ+ people at risk

https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_blank">AI has been trained on biased data that can reinforce harmful stereotypes and spread misinformation about LGBTQ+ people, GLAAD President and CEO https://www.axios.com/2023/06/15/glaad-social-media-companies-hate-speech-lgbtq" target="_blank">Sarah Kate Ellis said Wednesday at the Axios AI+ NY summit.

Why it matters: AI is increasingly embedded across platforms, and companies must ensure it is trained responsibly because the harm can extend far beyond digital communications.

What they're saying: "I think you'd have to be asleep at the wheel to not see the attacks that are happening against the LGBTQ community, mostly the trans and non-binary community, but it's all happening together," Ellis told Axios' Ina Fried on Wednesday.

• "What that means, though, is that as these AI models are learning, they're learning with this information and rhetoric coming into them," she said.

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