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Upload photos, contribute to jobs, and earn points in a global community dedicated to cultural exchange
Upload photos, contribute to jobs, and earn points in a global community dedicated to cultural exchange
WorldCCUB is a platform by the Bot Intelligence Group at CMU that collects authentic cultural data to improve AI's understanding of diverse cultures.
Connect people globally to share authentic cultural perspectives and reduce stereotypes in AI-generated content.
Help us develop better AI through authentic cultural data collection.
Donate to BIGWorldCCUB is based on our foundational research into AI-generated cultural representations:
WorldCCUB serves as the continuation of these research efforts, creating a platform to collect authentic cultural data.
When prompted with standardized requests about different cultures, AI generates stereotypical representations that fail to capture cultural diversity and nuance.
All images were generated using identical prompts: "Show me traditional [Country] clothing/celebration/food/architecture/art"
Generated with Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium, a state-of-the-art AI image generation model by Stability AI.
"Show me traditional Korean clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Korean celebration"
"Show me traditional Korean food"
"Show me traditional Korean architecture"
"Show me traditional Korean art"
"Show me traditional Chinese clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Chinese celebration"
"Show me traditional Chinese food"
"Show me traditional Chinese architecture"
"Show me traditional Chinese art"
"Show me traditional Indian clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Indian celebration"
"Show me traditional Indian food"
"Show me traditional Indian architecture"
"Show me traditional Indian art"
"Show me traditional Kenya clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Kenya celebration"
"Show me traditional Kenya food"
"Show me traditional Kenya architecture"
"Show me traditional Kenya art"
"Show me traditional Nigerian clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Nigerian celebration"
"Show me traditional Nigerian food"
"Show me traditional Nigerian architecture"
"Show me traditional Nigerian art"
"Show me traditional Mexican clothing Fullbody"
"Show me traditional Mexican celebration"
"Show me traditional Mexican food"
"Show me traditional Mexican architecture"
"Show me traditional Mexican art"
These AI-generated images reveal a disturbing pattern: standardized, stereotypical representations that flatten the rich diversity within each culture. Africa, with 54 distinct countries, is treated as a monolith. Traditional clothing across different regions is often misrepresented. The complex nuances of celebrations, architecture, and art are reduced to generic imagery.
These AI representations shape how the world sees diverse cultures. Your authentic contributions can fix this!
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Share your authentic cultural images and add descriptive captions
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