Stanford accused of using AI to alter students' race, gender in ads
WhatTheLJW · x · 2026-09-23
Stanford University has been accused of using AI to change students' race and gender appearance — and make others look thinner — in its advertising. One student said he felt "silenced & erased." The case has sparked backlash over non-consensual AI alterations of personal likeness and the ethics of institutional image manipulation.
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