A disturbing account on Meta's platforms, using AI to generate images and videos of left-arm amputee women, has raised serious ethical questions about the spread of harmful content and the fetishization of marginalized groups.
Using hashtags like "#amputeegirl," the self-described — apologies in advance — "Asian #amputee beauty" and "Asian #amputee in Thailand" account posts under the name Nok.
There's no question that the material is generated using AI, as made clear by garbled details like fingers and toes. While there's nothing wrong with real humans taking agency over their bodies by posting whatever type of images of themselves they want, the "Asian Amputees" page feels far grosser because, since the material is AI-generated, there's no way to know if the person behind the account is disabled, or a woman, or Asian.
Whether the acount's throngs of thirsty followers are aware that the images and video are AI-generated isn't entirely clear
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