Researchers at the University of Melbourne propose that generative AI is distorting archaeology and flattening Indigenous knowledge

Researchers at the University of Melbourne argue in an article on AIhub that generative AI is distorting archaeology and flattening Indigenous knowledge. The article states that GenAI scrapes and reuses Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP) on a large scale without consent, compressing local Indigenous knowledge tied to specific lands and communities into statistical patterns, thereby erasing its context. The authors say their recent research found that AI can often distinguish science from Indigenous consensus and long-circulating fringe narratives, but that this capability itself relies on training data collected or reproduced without community permission. The article also mentions that among the top results of a Google image search for "cultural heritage Australia" is a GenAI-fabricated image of a nonexistent giant stone carved head circulating. This judgment is currently reported by a single source, with no subsequent factual developments.

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1. Oct 21· 1 reports

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   Source:AIhub