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John Pasmore founded Latimer, a startup that's weaving Black data into AI model outputs.He's building partnerships with HBCUs and Black media producers.On
His startup, Latimer, is backed by Esther Dyson and is weaving Black data into AI model outputs.
As educators incorporate AI literacy into their curriculums, some are teaching their students how to use the tech ethically and efficiently.
Creative ad agency McKinney developed a quiz game called “Are You Blacker than ChatGPT?” to shine a light on AI bias. The game tests a person’s knowledge of Black culture against what ChatGPT has been trained to know about the Black community. “It’s interesting because it’s billed as this bot that knows everything, and it’s like, clearly, you don’t know everything, especially when it comes to things that aren’t white-specific,” Meghan Woods, a copywriter at McKinney and one of the game’s creators, told TechCrunch.
The game shines a light on AI bias and how far ChatGPT has to go when talking to and about different cultures.