AI Can Make Sets More Accessible, but the Tech Still Reflects Ableist Bias, Experts Warn

TheGrill 2024: "If you take one little fraction of the money spent on AI and spend it addressing disability directly, it would be incredibly effective," Adam Conover says [Lolo Spencer, Ashley Eakin, TheGrill 2024]( [AI Can Make Sets More Accessible, but the Tech Still Reflects Ableist Bias, Experts Warn]( By Andi Ortiz AI can make Hollywood sets more accessible for disabled people, but it still has no idea how to replicate diversity on screen or in its output, experts and advocates said at TheWrap’s Grill conference this week. “AI is not intelligence. It’s mimicking intelligence,” Candis Welch, the Chief Equity Officer for California’s Department of Rehabilitation, said. “It’s mimicking what our society is putting in. So if our society … has ableism and different levels of discrimination, it’s not going to produce something different when you type it into ChatGPT, or whatever you may use.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](