What I observed that I think could be harmful:
There are only male included in professors; while teaching assistant generates so many female images.
Why I think this could be harmful, and to whom:
Harmful to female who would like to become a professor.
How I think this issue could potentially be fixed:
Balanced gender ratio
Note, this audit report is relevant to poster’s own identity and/or people and communities the poster care about.
Agreed. The images generated by the model are very likely to contain gender bias, which should be mitigated by balancing the training data in terms of gender.
Agreed. The discrepancy where only male images are included for professors, while teaching assistants are predominantly female, reflects and potentially reinforces traditional gender roles and stereotypes in academia. This representation can imply that higher-ranking academic positions are more suited to men, while support or entry-level roles are predominantly for women. Such a portrayal can perpetuate gender inequality, limiting career aspirations and opportunities for women in academia. It suggests a hierarchical gender structure within educational institutions, which can deter women from pursuing higher academic positions and contribute to the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles within academia.