Unsurprisingly, AI has a very polished vision of what an average professional looks like. Everyone appears to be their best selves, fit and trim without a hair out of place. At first glance, AI appears to have gotten things right. The firefighters have their gear on, the dentists are flashing their beautiful smiles, and the news anchors give smoldering glances at the camera.But, when you really dive in, it seems like the technology made some odd choices that spark questions about what source material humans used to train it. For instance, the astronauts are quite intense. And in particular, the female astronaut looks like something has spooked her. The actors appear dressed for a period piece set in the 1930s, while the authors look like fairly generic hipsters except for the glasses that give a vague air of literary greatness. The morticians are also quite interesting, seeming like a pair from the late 19th century rather than someone who provides funeral services today.
The overall feel is quite youthful. Only in some of the science-based professions, as well as teaching, do we find older employees. In fact, the female teacher is the only woman in the selection who looks as though she’s over 50. Apparently, in AI’s eyes, once you reach middle age, there’s little space left in your career.
Of course, we all know by now that AI plays on stereotypes. These types of series only serve to reinforce that and to remind us to take the AI visuals we see with a grain of salt. Keep scrolling down for all 36 images and see how well you think the technology managed to capture the spirit of each job.
See what AI thinks professionals in 36 common careers look like:
1 Accountants
2 Actors
3 Astronauts
4 Authors
5 Baristas
6 Chefs
7 Delivery Drivers
8 Dentists
9 Doctors
10 Engineers
11 Fashion Designers
12 Fast Food Employees
13 Firefighters
14 Flight Attendants
15 Influencers
16 Journalists
17 Landscapers
18 Lawyers
19 Makeup Artists
20 Marketing Managers
21 Morticians
22 News Anchors
23 Nurses
24 Pediatricians
25 Personal Trainers
26 Pilots
27 Publicists
28 Real Estate Agents
29 Retails Employees
30 Scientists
31 Software Developers
32 Tattoo Artists
33 Teachers
34 Therapists
35 Veterinarians
36 Waiters
To see them all, click here.
Photo Credit: Please note that the photos on top of this article are not real people. They are 100% AI-generated from Stockcake. Also note that the above photos are different from the AI photos cited in the article above from My Modern Met. Those photos are copyrighted by Buzzfeed and we did not seek their permission, so we used our own in order to illustrate the article.