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A new approach to AI data puts communities in charge | Microsoft Signal Blog | Microsoft
Microsoft developed the Community Library Creator to help communities build image and video libraries that improve how they are portrayed in AI-generated imagery. The platform allows groups to define their own representation based on lived experience rather than scraped internet data.
Why it matters
This helps prevent AI from perpetuating stereotypes or inaccuracies, such as depicting people with dwarfism as fantasy characters. It ensures affected groups have control over how they are represented in increasingly common AI images.
The details
- Communities curate approximately 400 real-world images to serve as AI training material.
- Advocacy organizations own the resulting data and control how it is shared.
- The tool includes a feedback loop where members rate AI-generated image accuracy.
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Microsoft owns Community Library Creator
Microsoft developed the Community Library Creator platform as a research effort.
Anja Thieme works at Microsoft
Anja Thieme is a principal researcher at Microsoft.
Cecily Morrison works at Microsoft
Cecily Morrison co-leads a research team at Microsoft.
Anja Thieme leads Community Library Creator
Anja Thieme leads the development of the Community Library Creator tool.
Community Library Creator is built with Artificial Intelligence
Community Library Creator provides training data and evaluation standards for AI systems.
Community Library Creator uses Machine Learning
Community Library Creator leverages machine learning techniques to guide AI image generation.
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