Adobe's Firefly Joins Google's Gemini in AI Controversy Over Historical Inaccuracies

Both AI tools criticized for generating images that inaccurately represent historical figures, sparking debate over AI's role in history.

Adobe's AI tool Firefly has been found to generate historically inaccurate and racially insensitive images, similar to Google's Gemini.
Both AI tools have faced backlash for inserting Black and female figures into roles they did not historically occupy, such as America's Founding Fathers and soldiers in Nazi Germany.
The controversy highlights the challenges in developing AI tools that accurately depict historical events without perpetuating harmful stereotypes.
Adobe has responded by emphasizing its commitment to responsible innovation and the diversity of its AI models' training datasets.
Critics argue that these issues reflect not just political bias but also technical shortcomings in the architecture of large language models.