Fraudulent Anishinaabemowin resources a serious concern – Anishinabek News

by ahnationtalk on October 22, 202454 Views

October 22, 2024

NIPISSING FIRST NATION— Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has been rapidly evolving and becoming more ingrained within society – at school and work, social media – its use and misuse has had an impact on us all and its use has even crept into the Anishinaabemowin world.

Last month, Anishinabek Nation’s Anishinaabemowin Coordinator Laurie McLeod-Shabogesic ordered a book off Amazon and was shocked to find that it had been created by A.I.

“I’m an avid collector of Anishinaabemowin resources and am always on the lookout for new releases. I saw one on Amazon and ordered it. The setup is nice and at first glance, it probably looks like a great resource, but it is riddled with inaccurate translations. I was quite taken aback and started to ask my language friends if they had seen it yet. My son, who is an Anishinaabemowin teacher, and his friend did. Apparently, this is happening with a number of Indigenous languages,” says McLeod-Shabogesic. “‘Someone’ creates a fake author profile claiming to be a lifelong teacher and language advocate. The ‘author’s’ name and community changes depending on the Indigenous language. They use ‘lazy’ A.I. to generate the information, slap it into a book, and start selling. My heart goes out to new learners who may think it’s a great resource and then later become hurt and discouraged as they try to use what they have ‘learned’. Do not buy this book.”

Read More: https://anishinabeknews.ca/2024/10/22/fraudulent-anishinaabemowin-resources-a-serious-concern/

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