Navigating the ghosts of cultures past
The only constant in life is change. This truth is as salient today as it was when the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus posited the idea centuries ago. It’s a truth that most modern…
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Marcello Hernández Refreshingly Acknowledged Black Culture's Influence On Gen Z Slang On "SNL"
SNL Star Highlights Black Influence On Modern Slang It's a tale as old as time. Black and brown kids will start using some new slang terms with friends. Then, those new phrases start to…
Can your AI adapt to multiple cultures?
In the race to deploy large language models and generative AI across global markets, many companies assume that “English model → translate it” is sufficient. But if you’re an American…
‘Konbini’ Bridges Cultures at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly man who deliberately shoplifts to get arrested and the…
‘K-Pops!’ Review: A Joyous, Music-Filled Film on Fatherhood That Lovingly Embraces Both Korean and Black Cultures
Bustling at a colorful intersection of music, family, and identity, Anderson .Paak’s filmmaking debut “K-Pops!” is an instantly likable affair. You don’t really have to know anything about…
AI Is Spreading Old Stereotypes to New Languages and Cultures
So, there's the training data. Then, there's the fine-tuning and evaluation. The training data might contain all kinds of really problematic stereotypes across countries, but then the bias…