The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture

Google's Gemini Really Is Color Blind

Feb 27, 2024

Google's Gemini AI faces backlash for generating images of white people as people of color. Tyler Perry halts studio expansion after seeing Sora's capabilities. FTC cracks down on H&R Block for data issues. Gab's chatbots deny the Holocaust. The podcast explores biases in AI and the importance of digital literacy.

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Google pauses Gemini's image generation after backlash over race portrayal.

Tyler Perry halts studio expansion plans inspired by Sora's capabilities.

FTC crackdown on H&R Block for data deletion issues; Gab's Chatbots deny Holocaust.

Deep dives

Jesse Eugene Russell: Pioneer in Telecommunications Technology

Jesse Eugene Russell, born in 1948 in Nashville, Tennessee, was the first African American to receive the Ada Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electric Engineer Award in 1980. With over 100 patents to his name, his most notable invention was the Digital Cellular Base Station, enabling modern cell phone technology. After graduating from Tennessee State University, he joined AT&T Bell Laboratories and played a significant role in designing equipment to monitor calling patterns within the network.

Introduction

2min

Discussion on Google's Limitations in AI with Gemini's Image Generator

2min

The Challenges of Racial Representation in AI Image Generation

14min

Exploring Bias and Representation in AI Models

4min

Ethical Dilemma in Business Operations

17min

The Rise of Biased Chatbots and the Importance of Digital Literacy

12min

Breaking Barriers in Tech: Spotlight on Mr. Russell's Legacy

3min

Google hits the pause button on Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a backlash to it creating historical depictions of white people as people of color.

Tyler Perry halts plans of his $800 million studio expansion after seeing what could be done with Sora, OpenAI’s text-to-video generation engine.

The FTC has cracked down on H&R Block for making it hard to downgrade tax products and deleting users' data when they do.

And Gab’s racist Chatbots have been instructed to deny the Holocaust.

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The Tech Jawn: Black Tech Enthusiasts Covering The Week's Tech News And How Tech Affects Black Culture

Google's Gemini Really Is Color Blind

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Jesse Eugene Russell: Pioneer in Telecommunications Technology

AT&T Leadership & Contributions

Impressive Achievements and Recognition

Technological Innovations and Impact

Legacy and Continued Influence

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts