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My friend and collaborator Gersande Spelsberg had sex reassignment surgery 5 years ago. We asked an AI algorithm to change a photograph I took of her into what it considers to be a “man”. The dataset that trained the AI taught it to create a linear spectrum: Walk in one direction, become more feminine. Walk in the opposite direction, become more masculine. Hidden within the algorithm, however, are the human decisions and biases that went into its creation. These are revealed in the animation. The work was created by Adam Broomberg with Isaac Schaal and Gersande Spelsberg, who share equal ownership of the work and will share the primary and any subsequent sales on the secondary market. Adam B...View all