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This sounds like the setup for a deeply fucked up comedy skit, or a Filthy Frank episode, or some shit like that, but nope, its real, its actually happened, the tech industry has invented a new and interesting form of racism.
this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2025
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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Digital blackface was one of the first uses for genAI - turning white models or white voices "black" rather than hiring an actual black person
I am sensing a new standup comedy routine where a tablet pretending to be AI has a script to say some of the worse takes while claiming to be different people at different points. And the host dissects the responses with observational humor
"What the hell do you call that routine"
"the LEMMYVERSE!"
I do not agree with the last sentence, but the whole article is worth reading. Thank you for posting it.
But, they just replaced the voice part of the job? Like, track selection was likely still done by a human somehow? Not sure what this is accomplishing overall.
This is a disingenuous take: The title would be more apt if it just said, "Why hire anyone when you can just use AI?"
Trying to turn it into an example of minority oppression is a big stretch. AI will be used replace all races, sexes, and ethnicities of DJs. Not just minority DJs.
Trying to turn it into an example of minority oppression is a big stretch. AI will be used replace all races, sexes, and ethnicities of DJs. Not just minority DJs.
You are very close to seeing the problem here, which is: when one of us is oppressed, we are all oppressed.
riskable, sibling, please take this as advice:
you should’ve stuck to things you know like the coefficient of friction of PETG, magnetic field interactions, or any other topic where your output isn’t this absolute buffoon shit
if you don't understand the concept of "digital blackface" as a specific problem, then you are not bright enough to post here
I'm not saying it's always programming.dev, but
Programming and supporting fascism - name a more iconic duo
I can excuse racism, but I can't excuse the implication I might be in any way tangential to racism
okay look, I wanna be quite fair to this comment
and that starts with first apologising to you for what I'm about to do, which is engage in one of the worst social patterns and false logic modes of engagement that plagues forums
so I just gotta ask you: what the fuck made you choose that abominably shitty semi-clone of a rust emblem? good god. do better.
breathe
okay. with that out of the way. on to the meat.
I'm sorry you fuckin wot m8?
did you ever fucking pay any attention whatsoever to the details here? are you so fucking thoroughly up your own goddamn ass that you do not see the problem here?
holy fucking christ in a tapdancing duet with the devil, how did you think this post of yours was an okay one to make?
so I just gotta ask you: what the fuck made you choose that abominably shitty semi-clone of a rust emblem? good god. do better.
Hah! I made this logo about thirty years ago. If anyone copied someone, the Rust folks copied me.
the poster has been escorted to the egress at high velocity from the fourth floor