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Bing Chat just read gay holiday parties to filth & it’s all too real

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Everywhere you go, gays are posting pictures of their festive holiday gatherings.

And they all look the same!

Somebody asked Bing Chat, Microsoft’s AI-powered search feature, to create an image of a gay men’s holiday party. The results look… VERY familiar.

On this holiday season, Bing Chat is reading us to filth!

Sadly, these images wouldn’t appear out of place on many gay men’s social media feeds: the themed holiday apparel, fancy cocktails, perfectly trimmed facial hair.

Lots of white people.

“Everyone smile! Should we turn the flash on or off?”

“Might as well try both!”

“OK, only one more! Matthew, stop moving!”

Of course, these AI images depict a certain type of gay: urban, affluent, fit, cisgender, white. Sadly, that isn’t surprising. AI-generated images view the world with biases and amplify our worst stereotypes, the Washington Post found.

“Artificial intelligence image tools have a tendency to spin up disturbing clichés: Asian women are hypersexual. Africans are primitive. Europeans are worldly. Leaders are men. Prisoners are Black,” the article begins.

When people search for gay men, Bing Chat spits out a cis prototype.

Brooklyn and WeHo may be on opposite coasts, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from these images — sequins aside.

See what we mean?

But hey, at least those groups have a little more racial diversity. Let’s check in on Columbus.

Oh, never mind…

While the act of posting curated holiday photos is universal, gay men outpace the general population. We do everything to the nines! Not a single decoration is out of place.

Wait, what’s up with the disco ball?

Girl, this is not Studio 54. This is your studio apartment. (It’s worth noting that we also approve of disco balls as decor. We’re queer, after all!)

There’s been a lot of fear over how AI-generated images could lead to the spread of dangerous misinformation and propaganda.

While that’s still to be determined, we know one place where we could be fooled: Instagram!

It’s all too real, isn’t it?

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