In today’s world where artificial intelligence is often seen as a tool of progress, helping us communicate and create something new, there is also a darker side emerging of this technology in India, The rise of AI has brought infront of us disturbing trends of mass production of semi pornographic image of Muslim women in hijabs or burqas in submissive position to Hindu men by pro Hindutva group reflecting the deeper communal and patriarchal ideologies.
The rise of AI has brought infront of us disturbing trends of mass production of semi pornographic image of Muslim women in hijabs or burqas in submissive position to Hindu men by pro Hindutva group reflecting the deeper communal and patriarchal ideologies.
The ease with which AI tools create these images, raise the critical question technology in perpetuating hate. Social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have hundreds of such pages allowing such hate speech and communal propaganda to flourish. What is making it more dangerous is how these platforms which rely on user engagement have become the places of hate speech and systematic oppression.
The wide reach of these social media platforms have allowed hate speech to spread without any fear of repercussions. Violent fantasies have become normalised and accepted as a part of culture. This act is not just about individual act of hate, but this is about how technology has made this systematic oppression appear normal and okay.
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