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Mozilla adviser's views on AI industry influence

Mozilla adviser's views on AI industry influence In the AI sector, 'scaling up' has become a  popular term as technology firms strive to enhance their AI capabilities by leveraging increasingly vast internet data sets. Mozilla's Abeba Birhane, an AI expert, has long criticized the values and practices of her field, highlighting the  potential global im pact of its influence. Her recent research  indicates that the expansion of online data for training po pular AI image-generation tools dis pro portionately  produces racist out puts,  particularly targeting Black men. Birhane serves as a senior adviser on AI accountability at the Mozilla Foundation, the non profit organization behind the Firefox web browser. Originating from Ethio pia and residing in Ireland, she also holds the  position of adjunct assistant  professor at Trinity College Dublin. Her discussion with The Associated Press has been shortened and clarified for conciseness. Q: Could you shar...