Last year, I wrote an article on this topic with strabismus sufferer, Olarewaju Uka, and strabismus expert, Prof Saurabh Jain, for The Ophthalmologist magazine. It describes a troubling experience that Olarewaju had when trying to create a CV headshot using ChatGPT. Prof Jain has made some striking comments in the article as to why this is happening.
This is Olarewaju’s selfie which he submitted to ChatGPT
And here is the result that ChatGPT produced.
You can read the full article in the link below.
The Ophthalmologist | When Generative AI Denies Difference
I think there needs to be a debate on how it was possible that AI generated a photograph of Olarewaju that automatically ‘corrected’ his strabismus, and what does this say about society’s attitude towards strabismus patients with visibly misaligned eyes?
I would like to encourage all strabismus stakeholders, clinicians, patients and commissioners to read our article and consider the issues it raises. If you would like to share your views on this topic, please get in touch via our contact page.