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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Mark Trevelyan

Zombie alert: Russian lawmaker complains about rogue design algorithm

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Head of the Just Russia For Truth party Sergei Mironov at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia February 14, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via 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 website, 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.

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