AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains
- Written by Gareth Barkin, Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies, University of Puget Sound
AI models derive their assumptions from English-language sources based in the United States.Weiquan Lin/Moment via Getty ImagesA friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded...