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By Alex Murray Writer Last month, Donita Large found an online article promoting her new album, The Ancestors. But she quickly noticed something was off: The featured photo was not of her but was instead an AI-generated image of what it posed as a stereotypical Indigenous woman. The prominent Cree singer-songwriter, who hails from Edmonton, is now speaking out about the generative AI wave affecting creatives the world over. The accompanying image, which we won\u2019t share out of respect for Large, depicted what is supposed to be an Indigenous woman. \u201cThe image of the Indigenous woman posted on the website is not me,\u201d Large said in a statement. \u201cThe title connecting to the image states \u2018Donita Large releases the new album The Ancestors\u2026\u2019, which makes this misleading. False visual information,… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Murray Writer Last month, Donita Large found an online article promoting her new album, The Ancestors. But she quickly noticed something was off: The featured photo was not of her but was instead an AI-generated image of what it posed as a stereotypical Indigenous woman. The prominent Cree singer-songwriter, who hails from Edmonton, is now speaking out about the generative AI wave affecting creatives the world over. The accompanying image, which we won\u2019t share out of respect for Large, depicted what is supposed to be an Indigenous woman. \u201cThe image of the Indigenous woman posted on the website is not me,\u201d Large said in a statement. \u201cThe title connecting to the image states \u2018Donita Large releases the new album The Ancestors\u2026\u2019, which makes this misleading. False visual information,... <\/p>\n

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