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The evolution of blackface in the age of AI

The evolution of blackface in the age of AI

Code Switch · NPR

December 13, 202515m 58s

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Show Notes

With AI image and video generators, it's become easier than ever to create hyper-realistic clips of almost anything. Today, we're looking at the landscape of AI influencers that depict Black people in various ways, from the mildly stereotypical to the ultra-demeaning. And we're talking to writer Zeba Blay about why she thinks these types of videos can erode the our society's ability to take the problems of IRL, human Black people seriously.

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