Thomas Smith
Mar 12, 2023

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"Lighten up, antisemitism if funny" is a dangerous argument to make, given the history of how "humorous" caricatures have been used to stereotype, dehumanize and ultimately justify physical attacks on Jews. https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the-museums-collections/collections-highlights/500-years-of-antisemitic-propaganda

If I asked DALL-E to generate photos of a writer, and it showed a caricature of a guy hunched over a computer cackling in a dark room while pounding on the keys, I'd say "Haha, you got me, DALL-E, very funny!"

But when DALL-E mimics the same kinds of propaganda that have been used for millenia to dehumanize and justify harm to a population, that's not funny at all.

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Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith

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