TPL;THE PROMPT LABORATORY
TEXTUAL PROMPTS GROUNDED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AI-GENERATED IMAGERY
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WE ARE AN
AFRO-BRAZILIAN LABORATORY OF
INCLUSIVE
HERITAGE-BASED TEXTUAL PROMPTS FOR AI IMAGE GENERATION
APPROXIMATELY 34 MILLION
AI-GENERATED IMAGES ARE PRODUCED DAILY.
YET IN THIS OVERWHELMING VOLUME, THE RICH ARCHIVES AND CULTURAL IMAGINARIES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA ARE BEING ERASED, OVERSHADOWED BY BIASED AND MONOCULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS.
OUR
VISION
OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL IMAGINATION AROUND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA CREATING INCLUSIVE HERITAGE-BASED TEXTUAL PROMPTS TO:
PRESERVING AFRO-DIASPORIC LEGACIES
CRAFTING HERITAGE-BASED AI PROMPTS TO SAFEGUARD AND AMPLIFY THE CULTURAL ARCHIVES OF AFRICAN DIASPORIC FAMILIES.
MITIGATING HARMFUL SOCIAL BIASES
UTILIZING PROMPTS AS POWERFUL TOOLS TO COUNTERACT RACIAL AND SOCIAL BIASES DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN AI-GENERATED IMAGERY.
MEMORY MEETS TECHNOLOGY
MERGING ANCESTRAL MEMORY WITH CUTTING-EDGE AI TO CREATE INCLUSIVE, FUTURE-ORIENTED IMAGERY THAT HONORS CULTURAL HERITAGE WHILE CONFRONTING HARMFUL STEREOTYPES.
OUR
VISION
OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL IMAGINATION AROUND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA CREATING INCLUSIVE HERITAGE-BASED TEXTUAL PROMPTS TO:
EMPOWERING AI FOR REPRESENTATION
LEVERAGING DIVERSITY FINE-TUNING TO ENHANCE AI MODELS CHALLENGING EXISTING BIASES AND ENABLE AI TO GENERATE IMAGES THAT REFLECT THE TRUE DIVERSITY OF HUMAN EXPERIENCES.
FUTURE-PROOFING CULTURAL HERITAGE
BUILDING ALTERNATIVE DATABASES THAT CHALLENGE MONOCULTURAL AI SYSTEMS, FOSTERING A RICHER AND MORE DIVERSE DIGITAL MEMORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WHY
PROMPTS
MATTER?
HOW AI MAGE CREATION WORKS IN 3 STEPS:
OUR IMAGINARIES ARE TRAINED,
AND SO THE AI
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INPUT THE PROMPT: A USER PROVIDES A TEXT PROMPT TO THE AI, DESCRIBING WHAT KIND OF IMAGE THEY WANT (E.G., "A SUNSET OVER THE OCEAN" OR "A CEO").
WHY
PROMPTS
MATTER?
HOW AI MAGE CREATION WORKS IN 3 STEPS:
OUR IMAGINARIES ARE TRAINED, AND SO THE AI
AI INTERPRETS THE PROMPT:
THE AI PROCESSES THE TEXT USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) AND TRANSLATES IT INTO A VISUAL CONCEPT BY REFERENCING PATTERNS IN ITS TRAINING DATA.
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WHY
PROMPTS
MATTER?
HOW AI MAGE CREATION WORKS IN 3 STEPS:
OUR IMAGINARIES ARE TRAINED,
AND SO THE AI
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AI INTERPRETS THE PROMPT:
THE AI PROCESSES THE TEXT USING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING (NLP) AND TRANSLATES IT INTO A VISUAL CONCEPT BY REFERENCING PATTERNS IN ITS TRAINING DATA.
WHY
PROMPTS
MATTER?
PROMPTS ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HUMAN & AI SYSTEMS
IN RESPONSE TO THE POWER STRUCTURES AND THE DOMINANCE OF WHITE UNIVERSALITY REFLECTED IN AI, OUR FOCUS IS ON CRAFTING PROMPTS THAT CARVE OUT SPACE FOR MORE ACCURATE AND INCLUSIVE IMAGE GENERATION.
TPL;THE PROMPT LABORATORY
WHAT WE DO?
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RESEARCH
WE TRANSFORM THE RICH ARCHIVAL LEGACIES OF
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
INTO POWERFUL TEXTUAL PROMPTS THAT GUIDE AI TO CREATE RESPECTFUL, POSITIVE AND HERITAGE-BASED AI GENERATED IMAGES.
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TEXT
WHAT WE DO?
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RESEARCH
WE TRANSFORM THE RICH ARCHIVAL LEGACIES OF
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
INTO POWERFUL TEXTUAL PROMPTS THAT GUIDE AI TO CREATE RESPECTFUL, POSITIVE AND HERITAGE-BASED AI GENERATED IMAGES.
TPL;PROMPT
/IMAGINE A HEARTWARMING INTERACTION UNFOLDS IN THE SERENITY OF A SUNLIT COURTYARD: A DARK-SKIN WITH A COLD SUBTONE AFRO-BRAZILIAN MAN FROM RIO DE JANEIRO WITH A NEATLY TRIMMED BEARD AND MUSTACHE EXUDES A CALM DEMEANOR, HIS DARK EYES FILLED WITH KINDNESS AS HE ATTENTIVELY ENGAGES WITH HIS FAITHFUL DOG. HE SPORTS A SOFTLY FADED LAVENDER 80S STYLE T-SHIRT, AND A FUNCTIONAL WATCH ON HIS WRIST. HIS POSTURE IS RELAXED YET ATTENTIVE, EMBODYING A CASUAL GRACE AS HE KNEELS ON THE SUN-WARMED TILES. THE AIR IS ALIVE WITH THE TRANQUIL AMBIANCE OF A CHERISHED WEEKEND ROUTINE, CAPTURING THE EFFORTLESS RAPPORT AND MUTUAL RESPECT SHARED BETWEEN MAN AND HIS LOYAL COMPANION. THE DOG'S RICH, AMBER COAT GLOWS IN THE GENTLE SUNLIGHT, CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE OF WARMTH AND INTIMACY IN THIS SLICE-OF-LIFE SCENE.
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WHAT WE DO?
TPL;THE PROMPT LABORATORY
IMAGE - TO TEXT
RESEARCH
WE TRANSFORM THE RICH ARCHIVAL LEGACIES OF
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
INTO POWERFUL TEXTUAL PROMPTS THAT GUIDE AI TO CREATE RESPECTFUL, POSITIVE AND HERITAGE-BASED AI GENERATED IMAGES.
IMAGE
TEXT
WHAT WE DO?
IMAGE - TO TEXT
RESEARCH
WE TRANSFORM THE RICH ARCHIVAL LEGACIES OF
THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
INTO POWERFUL TEXTUAL PROMPTS THAT GUIDE AI TO CREATE RESPECTFUL, POSITIVE AND HERITAGE-BASED AI GENERATED IMAGES.
TPL;PROMPT
/IMAGINE A SCENE OF A BRAZILIAN GREAT-GRANDMOTHER HOLDING HER NEWBORN GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, WITH DEEP WARM BROWN SKIN AND SHORT, CORN-BRAIDED HAIR, WEARS A FLORAL DRESS AND LOOKS LOVINGLY AT THE BABY CRADLED IN HER ARMS. THE NEWBORN, WITH A LIGHT BROWN SKIN TONE, IS WRAPPED IN A SOFT BLANKET AND WEARS A SMALL HEADBAND. NEXT TO THEM, A WOMAN WITH LIGHT SKIN AND STRAIGHT, WET HENÊ HAIR STYLED WITH, SMILING WARMLY. THE BACKGROUND IS COZY AND INTIMATE, FEATURING A ROOM INTERIOR SETTING. THE IMAGE CAPTURES THE WARMTH, LOVE, AND GENERATIONAL BOND BETWEEN THE FAMILY MEMBERS, WITH A SOFT, NOSTALGIC FILTER HIGHLIGHTING THE TENDER MOMENT.
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WHAT WE DO?
THE PROMPT LIBRARY
THE PROMPT LIBRARA DIGITAL REPOSITORY OF HERITAGE-BASED PROMPTS DRAWN FROM AFRO-DIASPORIC ARCHIVES. THIS OPEN RESOURCE WILL EMPOWER AI DEVELOPERS, RESEARCHERS, AND EDUCATORS TO CREATE CULTURALLY RICH, INCLUSIVE AI-GENERATED IMAGES THAT HONOR AFRO-DIASPORIC NARRATIVES.
WORKSHOPS
ON DI&E AI
HANDS-ON SESSIONS EMPHASIZING ETHICAL APPLICATION OF AI, PROVIDING PRACTICAL TOOLS TO COMBAT SOCIAL BIASES AND ENSURE THAT AI-GENERATED CONTENT REFLECTS THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF AFRO-DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES.
WHAT WE DO?
ARCHIVE PRESERVATION
WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF AFRO-DIASPORIC FAMILY ARCHIVES, SAFEGUARDING PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.
GLOBAL NETWORK
WE ARE BUILDING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, ARCHIVISTS, AND AI INNOVATORS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING INCLUSIVE AI PRACTICES.
CULTURAL REGENERATION, DIVERSITY FINE-TUNING
& ALTERNATIVE DATABASES
CULTURAL REGENERATION, DIVERSITY FINE-TUNING
& ALTERNATIVE DATABASETPL: THE PROMPT LABORATORY IS ADDRESSING ONE OF TODAY’S CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN AI: THE SOCIAL BIASES EMBEDDED IN IMAGE GENERATION MODELS AND THE BROADER DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM. AS AI CONTINUES TO SHAPE CULTURAL NARRATIVES, TPL’S MISSION IS CENTERED ON CULTURAL REGENERATION, ENSURING THAT AFRO DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES AND OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS ARE AMPLIFIED, PRESERVED, AND INTEGRATED INTO AI SYSTEMS THAT WILL INFLUENCE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
TPL’S APPROACH TO CULTURAL REGENERATION RESPONDS TO THE EPISTEMIC ERASURE AND ALGORITHMIC INVISIBILITY EXPERIENCED BY MANY AFRO DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES.
BY DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE, HERITAGE-BASED PROMPTS, TPL CHALLENGES MONOCULTURAL ALGORITHMS THAT OFTEN PERPETUATE HARMFUL STEREOTYPES. IN LINE WITH FORESIGHT STUDIES ON CULTURAL PRESERVATION, WHICH EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR DIGITALLY INCLUSIVE PRACTICES,
TPL IS BUILDING DIGITAL MEMORY ARCHIVES TO REDEFINE AI’S ROLE IN PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE.
WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY FINE-TUNING, TPL APPROACHES WE RECOGNIZE THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIFFICULTY OF FULLY OVERCOMING BIASES.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO EXPERIMENT WITH TECHNIQUES SUCH AS REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, TO MAKE INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW AFRO DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES ARE REPRESENTED IN AI-GENERATED IMAGES. WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES, WE BELIEVE THAT SMALL, THOUGHTFUL ADJUSTMENTS CAN GRADUALLY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE BALANCED AND RESPECTFUL REPRESENTATIONS.
FINALLY, TPL’S EMPHASIS ON CREATING ALTERNATIVE DATABASES OF PROMPTS AND IMAGES ALIGNS WITH THE IDEA THAT AI-GENERATED CONTENT CAN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN OUR COLLECTIVE DIGITAL MEMORY. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE-PROOF AI MODELS THAT NOT ONLY REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF AFRO DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO HELP RESHAPE THE SOCIETAL NORMS THAT AI OFTEN PERPETUATES.
BY MERGING CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, TPL AIMS TO FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE FUTURE FOR AI-GENERATED CONTENT.
IN SUMMARY, THE PROMPT LABORATORY IS TAKING THOUGHTFUL STEPS TOWARD A FUTURE WHERE AI
FOSTERS DIVERSITY, AND CELEBRATES THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRO DIASPORIC AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, CONTRIBUTING TO A RICHER DIGITAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
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TATYANE RAMOS DE OLIVEIRA
ÉLIDA DE AQUINO
FOUNDER OF THE PROMPT LABORATORY
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