This is an episode from the podcast TED Tech, hosted by Sherrel Dorsey. We're sharing it with TANGOTI listeners as part of a feed swap with them, exchanging two episodes that address similar topics but land in very different places. We hope you enjoy it. 

What if AI could bring the past to life? In this episode from the podcast TED Tech, host Sherrell Dorsey shares a talk from cartoonist Amy Kurzweil about how she helped train an AI chatbot on her late grandfather’s archives, allowing her to connect with a family member she never met — and discover family history she never knew. Backed by her own original drawings, she reveals the profound impact art and AI can have in keeping memories alive.

This is an episode from the podcast TED Tech, hosted by Sherrel Dorsey. We're sharing it with TANGOTI listeners as part of a feed swap with them, exchanging two episodes that address similar topics but land in very different places. We hope you enjoy it.&nbsp;
What if AI could bring the past to life? In this episode from the podcast TED Tech, host Sherrell Dorsey shares a talk from cartoonist Amy Kurzweil about how she helped train an AI chatbot on her late grandfather&rsquo;s archives, allowing her to connect with a family member she never met &mdash; and discover family history she never knew. Backed by her own original drawings, she reveals the profound impact art and AI can have in keeping memories alive.

Marginalized voices have always been at the forefront of the internet, yet our stories often go overlooked. Bridget Todd chronicles our experiences online, and the ways marginalized voices have shaped the internet from the very beginning. We need monuments to all of the identities that make being online what it is. So let’s build them.

There Are No Girls on the Internet

FEED SWAP! Time traveling with AI to connect with lost loved ones | Amy Kruzweil and TED Tech

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Have you seen this wave of racist over the top AI generated videos featuring Black women on TikTok? 

Since the release of Google’s VEO3 AI video generation platform in May, which allows users to create realistic videos from text prompts, there has been a wave of viral AI generated videos on TikTok depicting Black women using racist stereotypes and tropes. 

Although the first videos were made with good intentions, their popularity has sparked copycat creators to recreate more and more extreme versions. Just like 19th-century minstrel shows reinforced a political and social climate hostile to Black people, today’s AI-driven content is being used by some to affirm a similarly hostile climate toward Black women, and prop up a political and economic system that benefits others at their expense. 

Bridget studied minstrel shows in grad school, and has a lot to say about these videos that are essentially white supremacist propaganda masquerading as entertainment. 

The original, not-so-bad, actually-clever video from account AI Clapback King:

https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7512729952618286378 

 

Conference talk about Black representation in AI, posted by AI Clapback King:

https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7517712586712812814?_t=ZP-8xQFrwYvZqY&_r=1 

 

EXAMPLE - Increasingly violent, decreasingly funny iteration of the original Karen video: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubbabubbablast400/video/7516178273047498015?_r=1&_t=ZP-8xQIaauZ0LX

 

EXAMPLE  - Big Foot (2 million views): https://www.tiktok.com/@femalebigfoot/video/7514190146695154987?_r=1&_t=ZP-8xQUzlvCtqQ 

 

EXAMPLE - Slave Tok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@cottonvlogsss/video/7514846240031444254?_r=1&_t=ZP-8xQV5CnNAQI 

 

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Have you seen this wave of racist over the top AI generated videos featuring Black women on TikTok?&nbsp;
Since the release of Google&rsquo;s VEO3 AI video generation platform in May, which allows users to create realistic videos from text prompts, there has been a wave of viral AI generated videos on TikTok depicting Black women using racist stereotypes and tropes.&nbsp;
Although the first videos were made with good intentions, their popularity has sparked copycat creators to recreate more and more extreme versions. Just like 19th-century minstrel shows reinforced a political and social climate hostile to Black people, today&rsquo;s AI-driven content is being used by some to affirm a similarly hostile climate toward Black women, and prop up a political and economic system that benefits others at their expense.&nbsp;
Bridget studied minstrel shows in grad school, and has a lot to say about these videos that are essentially white supremacist propaganda masquerading as entertainment.&nbsp;
The original, not-so-bad, actually-clever video from account AI Clapback King:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7512729952618286378">https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7512729952618286378</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Conference talk about Black representation in AI, posted by AI Clapback King:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7517712586712812814?_t=ZP-8xQFrwYvZqY&amp;_r=1">https://www.tiktok.com/@aiformobile/video/7517712586712812814?_t=ZP-8xQFrwYvZqY&amp;_r=1</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
EXAMPLE - Increasingly violent, decreasingly funny iteration of the original Karen video: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hubbabubbablast400/video/7516178273047498015?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQIaauZ0LX">https://www.tiktok.com/@hubbabubbablast400/video/7516178273047498015?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQIaauZ0LX</a>
&nbsp;
EXAMPLE&nbsp; - Big Foot (2 million views): <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@femalebigfoot/video/7514190146695154987?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQUzlvCtqQ">https://www.tiktok.com/@femalebigfoot/video/7514190146695154987?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQUzlvCtqQ</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
EXAMPLE - Slave Tok:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cottonvlogsss/video/7514846240031444254?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQV5CnNAQI">https://www.tiktok.com/@cottonvlogsss/video/7514846240031444254?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-8xQV5CnNAQI</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;
If you&rsquo;re listening on Spotify, you can leave a comment there or email us at hello@tangoti.com!&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Follow Bridget and TANGOTI on social media! Many vids each week.
&nbsp;&nbsp;instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TikTok Minstrel Shows Are Mocking Black Women Using Digital Blackface 

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Dating apps aren’t broken; they’re working exactly as designed. And for Black women, that’s a problem.

In this season premiere of IRL: Online Life is Real Life, host Bridget dives into how dating apps reinforce harmful beauty standards rooted in whiteness, automating what researcher Dr. Apryl Williams calls “sexual racism” into the user experience.

This is the first episode in a four-part series from Mozilla and PRX exploring how tech shapes our most personal decisions. Subscribe now to catch every episode: irlpodcast.org

Dating apps aren&rsquo;t broken; they&rsquo;re working exactly as designed. And for Black women, that&rsquo;s a problem.
In this season premiere of&nbsp;IRL: Online Life is Real Life, host Bridget dives into how dating apps reinforce harmful beauty standards rooted in whiteness, automating what researcher Dr. Apryl Williams calls &ldquo;sexual racism&rdquo; into the user experience.
This is the first episode in a four-part series from Mozilla and PRX exploring how tech shapes our most personal decisions. Subscribe now to catch every episode:&nbsp;<a href="https://irlpodcast.org/">irlpodcast.org</a>

How Dating Apps Are Failing Black Women | IRL: Online Life is Real Life

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In the 2010s, MoviePass became a cultural phenomenon, but behind the viral success was Stacy Spikes, a Black entrepreneur and visionary who co-founded the company. Then, he was pushed out. But today, he’s back in charge. Stacy joins Bridget to talk about the rise and fall of MoviePass, the power of culture and human creativity, what it was like to be sidelined from his creation, and the rare second chance to take back the company he built from the ground up.

Stacy Spikes is an award-winning entrepreneur and inventor who USA Today named one of the 21 most influential Black professionals in technology. He is the co-founder and CEO of the viral phenomenon MoviePass, now the subject of the HBO documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash. He is also the founder of Urbanworld, the largest international festival dedicated to nurturing Women and Diverse filmmakers. 

 

Stacy's critically acclaimed memoir: Black Founder, The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider

On Reddit, read Stacy's forum: Ask Me Anything

 

If you’re listening on Spotify, you can leave a comment there or email us at hello@tangoti.com 

 Follow Bridget and TANGOTI! 

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In the 2010s, MoviePass became a cultural phenomenon, but behind the viral success was Stacy Spikes, a Black entrepreneur and visionary who co-founded the company. Then, he was pushed out. But today, he&rsquo;s back in charge. Stacy joins Bridget to talk about the rise and fall of MoviePass, the power of culture and human creativity, what it was like to be sidelined from his creation, and the rare second chance to take back the company he built from the ground up.
Stacy Spikes is an award-winning entrepreneur and inventor who USA Today named one of the 21 most influential Black professionals in technology. He is the co-founder and CEO of the viral phenomenon MoviePass, now the subject of the HBO documentary MoviePass, MovieCrash. He is also the founder of Urbanworld, the largest international festival dedicated to nurturing Women and Diverse filmmakers.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Stacy's critically acclaimed memoir: <a href="https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781496739568/black-founder/">Black Founder, The Hidden Power of Being an Outsider</a>
On Reddit, read Stacy's forum: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1dpt3xm/im_stacy_spikes_cofounderceo_of_moviepass_and/">Ask Me Anything</a>
&nbsp;
If you&rsquo;re listening on Spotify, you can leave a comment there or email us at hello@tangoti.com&nbsp;
&nbsp;Follow Bridget and TANGOTI!&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/">instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc">tiktok.com/@bridgetmarieindc</a>&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet">youtube.com/@ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet</a>&nbsp;

MoviePass was his idea. HBO documented the chaos, but now he’s taking it back.

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