{"id":264286,"date":"2024-11-12T00:07:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:32","slug":"audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio AIs are trained on data full of bias and offensive language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Microphone\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=900 900w, 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1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11150210\/SEI_228826258.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2455737\" data-caption=\"Audio training data has been overlooked when it comes to assessing AI\" data-credit=\"Israel Palacio\/Unsplash\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">Audio training data has been overlooked when it comes to assessing AI<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Israel Palacio\/Unsplash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Artificial intelligence models that generate audio are being trained on datasets plagued with bias, offensive language and potential copyright infringement, sparking concerns about their use.<\/p>\n<p>Generative audio products, such as song generators, voice cloning tools and transcription services, are increasingly popular, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2381644-using-bigger-ai-training-data-sets-may-produce-more-racist-results\/\">while text and image generators have been subject to much scrutiny<\/a>, audio has received less attention.<\/p>\n<p>To help rectify this, <a href=\"https:\/\/hcii.cmu.edu\/people\/william-agnew\">William Agnew<\/a> at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania and his\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2455742-audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Audio training data has been overlooked when it comes to assessing AI Israel Palacio\/Unsplash Artificial intelligence models that generate audio are being trained 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