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AI Wheelchair a Day #52: Arresting Development

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FRQ
Create an image of a person with a determined expression and dark brown skin, sitting in a silver wheelchair with bright orange accents, being handcuffed by a police officer in a navy blue uniform at a crowded protest, with a city street backdrop, tall buildings, and protest signs that read Freedom and Justice in bold, black, and red font, the person in the wheelchair is wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and has a faded tattoo of a snake on their left arm, their facial features include a strong jawline, a small nose, and piercing green eyes, the overall atmosphere is tense, with a mix of angry and sympathetic faces in the crowd, the style of the image is realistic, with a shallow depth of field, and warm, natural lighting.

Prompt: “Create an image of a person in a wheelchair being arrested at a protest.“
– Leonardo

I inadvertently discovered a different kind of bias than what I expected with this image. Leonardo generated four images in response to this prompt and all four of them featured a young black person being arrested. Racial bias is also obviously a problem in the AI tools we have available right now. Out of all the images generated for this experiment, only one besides this one has featured a black person. I don’t think that is a coincidence.

AI Wheelchair A Day Project Description