Rewiring AI with Dr Charu Maithani One Big Idea

Ask any AI image generator to create an image of a garden and you're likely to receive a very specific type; manicured English or French, colourful plants, geometric forms and a winding pathway made of stone or gravel. Why is this such a big deal? Millions of AI images are generated every week but they only represent a narrow view of real life because the technology is trained off western-centric perspectives. In an era of AI slop and Shrimp Jesus', hear from Dr Charu Maithani, a Lecturer in Media, Journalism and Communication, about how changing the approach to machine learning could have far reaching effects on our visual vocabulary.

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Rewiring AI with Dr Charu Maithani One Big Idea is an episode from UNSW Centre for Ideas by UNSW Centre for Ideas.

This episode is 37:42 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2025.

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