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Incident 351: "The Little Mermaid" Clip Doctored Using Generative AI to Replace Black Actress with White Character

Description: A Twitter user reportedly modified using generative AI a short clip of Disney's 2022 version of "The Little Mermaid," replacing a Black actress with a white digital character.

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Alleged: unknown developed an AI system deployed by @TenGazillioinIQ, which harmed Halle Bailey and Black actresses.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
351
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2022-09-13
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
CSETv1, MIT

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Machine-Classified
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Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

1.1. Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Discrimination and Toxicity

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Human

Timing

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Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

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Incident Occurrence‘Racist’ AI scientist blasted for ‘fixing’ black Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’
‘Racist’ AI scientist blasted for ‘fixing’ black Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’

‘Racist’ AI scientist blasted for ‘fixing’ black Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’

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‘Racist’ AI scientist blasted for ‘fixing’ black Ariel in ‘The Little Mermaid’
nypost.com · 2022

Twitter decided two users could not be part of their world after an artificial intelligence scientist “whitewashed” actress Halle Bailey in “The Little Mermaid” trailer.

In addition to suspending their respective accounts, the AI guy has be…

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