Ms. Que Banh<p>A <a href="https://beige.party/tags/British" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>British</span></a> fashion and lifestyle magazine found itself in the middle of a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> storm after introducing an <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> with an <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Arabic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arabic</span></a> name and appearance as their newest “editor” this week.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/SheerLuxe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheerLuxe</span></a> shared pictures of Reem, who they said was an “AI enhanced team member” on their <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> page in a post that included a “selfie” of the AI with the editor-in-chief, an outfit of the day snapshot complete tagged brandnames, Reem’s “lunch”, and a peek at the contents of “her” purse and desk setup.</p><p>The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OnlinePublication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlinePublication</span></a> came under fierce <a href="https://beige.party/tags/criticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticism</span></a> from its audience, who questioned the ethics of “hiring” an <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AIstaff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIstaff</span></a> member in a period when <a href="https://beige.party/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a> and other <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MediaProfessionals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaProfessionals</span></a> face threats to their livelihoods due to the technology.</p><p>They also expressed frustration at what they said was a deliberate choice to use the name and likeness of a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WomanOfColour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomanOfColour</span></a> in an industry where they are already <a href="https://beige.party/tags/underrepresented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underrepresented</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/fashion-magazine-sparks-backlash-after-introducing-ai-arab-woman-editor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeasteye.net/trending/fas</span><span class="invisible">hion-magazine-sparks-backlash-after-introducing-ai-arab-woman-editor</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BIPOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BIPOC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AIfailures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIfailures</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/POCrepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POCrepresentation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FuckThisShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckThisShit</span></a></p>