Stanford uses AI to modify photos, replacing Hispanic student with Black woman
Stanford Used A.I. to Swap Black Student for Hispanic Student in a Photo
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Stanford University admitted to using AI to modify a campus photo, replacing the originally featured Hispanic student Billy Ramirez with a Black woman, and adjusting other students' appearances to make them look thinner. The university stated that this practice violates its policy prohibiting the use of AI to generate or modify images of Stanford people, events, research, and facilities, and is working with Residential & Dining Enterprises to strengthen training and review, and has removed the relevant banner. The photo was originally posted in 2024 on the university's dining services account and was used on a campus banner last week.