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

September 13, 2022

A disturbing incident involving the doctored clip of Disney's 2022 version of 'The Little Mermaid' has surfaced. The clip, reportedly modified using generative AI, replaced a Black actress with a white digital character. This raises concerns about the need for trustworthy and safe AI practices. Incidents like these underscore the importance of Project Cerebellum, an initiative dedicated to responsible AI governance. If you are passionate about shaping the future of AI to prevent such harm, consider joining HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern).

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This incident serves as a stark reminder of the need for safe and secure AI practices. The HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM aims to Measure, Map, Manage, and Govern such incidents to foster trustworthy AI.

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Alleged deployer
@tengazillioiniq
Alleged developer
unknown
Alleged harmed parties
halle-bailey, black-actresses

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/351

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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