Zombie alert: Russian lawmaker complains about rogue design algorithm

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – A leading Russian lawmaker said on Wednesday he had filed a complaint about an online art tool promoted by the country’s largest bank, saying it consistently generated negative images of Russia. Lender Sberbank features the “Kandinsky 2.1” design tool on its connection, with versions in Russian and English. Visitors are invited to type in a word or phrase and get the “neural network” to produce a matching image in vivid colours within seconds. But lawmaker Sergei Mironov said checks had shown the Kandinsky art tool – named after Wassily Kandinsky, a prominent early 2…

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