An
AI was asked to create images of what Europeans think the average American from different states looks like - and the results are shocking.
According to the tech,
Europeans hold racist and sexist stereotypes about Americans, and generally see people from the US as gluttonous, overweight consumers who only eat McDonalds.
That belief churned out a series of startling images - only of women - that presents how Americans are seen.
In the bot's view, only
Florida and
Texas have attractive women. The images presented to represent those states were of scantily-clad blonde beauties.
The other states were summed up with photos of obese ladies chowing down on McDonalds, some of them with guns, and others in sports memorabilia.
The image of how Europeans see people from Florida shows a sun-kissed, thin, conventionally attractive blonde woman standing confidently in a bright bikini.
This is one of the only flattering images the AI produced, but it's worth noting how sexualized this portrayal of the average Floridian is.
'I'm from Florida and I don't look quite that good but I really appreciate the thought,' a user commented on the post.
Most Europeans have a unique idea about what Americans look like in each US state, and
artificial intelligence has brought these views to life in lifelike images.
Midjourney, a system that creates images based on users' text prompts, created an image for each of the 50 states based on how those across the Atlantic perceive them.
According to AI, Europeans think Alabamians typically have missing teeth, all Utahans are Mormons and Virginians are stuck in the Victorian era. And everyone is white.
While some
images are far-fetched, they offer insight into potential biases and stereotypes in AI technology.
Europeans may think most Californians have blonde, beach-wavy hair and a 'too cool for school look.'
The AI-generated image shows a woman wearing sunglasses while carrying a dog in one arm and cups of coffee in each hand.
Indiana
Europeans must see people from this state having a large number of children to help parents work on the farm
Europeans must see people from this state having a large number of children to help parents work on the farm.
The images show a family of 10, all dressed in plain clothes and with blank faces.