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The illustration appears on the front of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence journal, and was submitted as part of a competition, the Asahi Shumbun newspaper reports. It was created by a female artist to show how artificial intelligence could affect our daily lives.
Sputniko, another Japanese artist, described the image as "a gynoid robot with hollow eyes" which showed a lack of sensitivity to global gender issues.
"A black cleaning robot featured on the cover of a US academic journal would cause an uproar," she told the newspaper.
Academics and social media users also seem to think the journal sends the wrong message. Hideyuki Hirakawa, a professor at Osaka University, told Asahi Shumbun the cover was "inappropriate" for a scientific journal.
Defending the choice of cover image, the head of the journal's editorial board said it was the overwhelming choice of society members from the 100 entries submitted.
Source. BBC News)
Sputniko, another Japanese artist, described the image as "a gynoid robot with hollow eyes" which showed a lack of sensitivity to global gender issues.
"A black cleaning robot featured on the cover of a US academic journal would cause an uproar," she told the newspaper.
Academics and social media users also seem to think the journal sends the wrong message. Hideyuki Hirakawa, a professor at Osaka University, told Asahi Shumbun the cover was "inappropriate" for a scientific journal.
Defending the choice of cover image, the head of the journal's editorial board said it was the overwhelming choice of society members from the 100 entries submitted.
Source. BBC News)
