FYI.AI AI Personas at SXSW
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Qualcomm and Will.i.am's FYI.AI has a digital blackface problem

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Will.i.am demoed the AI personas of his new app, FYI.AI , at SXSW 2025 , at Qualcomm’s SXSW panel, " AI is the New UI" The delivery felt more like a corporate AI trying to mimic Black culture.
If they want to push AI forward, they need to do more than just remix identity.
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semi-formal
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