Stereotypical Depictions of Malaysian and Hungarian University Professors Generated by AI

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the stereotypical representation of images generated by artificial intelligence in the case of university teachers. This qualitative research used Gencraft software to create pictures of university teachers and researchers in various disciplines in two countries, Malaysia and Hungary. Then, it sought to investigate the stereotypical representations generated by the system. The pilot research is a preliminary exploration of a more extensive study. Following the structure of the disciplinary fields taught at Oxford University, it analyses 44 generated images in 11 disciplines for both countries. Despite the small sample, exciting trends in the images can be identified, which may provide a basis for further investigation. The main results showed that male dominance is undeniable, especially regarding the Hungarian data.