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Epistemic Injustice in Generative AI

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Kay, Jackie, Kasirzadeh, Atoosa, Mohamed, Shakir·2024·Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society

Abstract

This paper investigates how generative AI can potentially undermine the integrity of collective knowledge and the processes we rely on to acquire, assess, and trust information, posing a significant threat to our knowledge ecosystem and democratic discourse. Grounded in social and political philosophy, we introduce the concept of generative algorithmic epistemic injustice. We identify four key dimensions of this phenomenon: amplified and manipulative testimonial injustice, along with hermeneutical ignorance and access injustice. We illustrate each dimension with real-world examples that reveal how generative AI can produce or amplify misinformation, perpetuate representational harm, and create epistemic inequities, particularly in multilingual contexts. By highlighting these injustices, we aim to inform the development of epistemically just generative AI systems, proposing strategies for resistance, system design principles, and two approaches that leverage generative AI to foster a more equitable information ecosystem, thereby safeguarding democratic values and the integrity of knowledge production.

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    Generative AI misuse includes parroting harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about certain social groups.

    “These range from parroting harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about certain social groups (Bianchi et al. 2023;Ferrara 2023)”
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    Conspiracy theories often disproportionately harm marginalized groups.

    “Conspiracy theories often disproportionately harm marginalized groups (Jaiswal, LoSchiavo, and Perl-man 2020)”
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    • cites Jaiswal, LoSchiavo, and Perlman 2020 source
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    Conspiracy theories are sometimes weaponized against marginalized groups to justify oppression.

    “and are sometimes weaponized against them to justify oppression (Nera, Bertin, and Klein 2022).”
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    • cites Nera, Bertin, and Klein 2022 source
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    A study of automated speech recognition showed that African American users had difficulty controlling voice-activated technologies unless they accommodated their speech patterns.

    “For example, a study of automated speech recognition showed that African American users had difficulty controlling voice-activated technologies unless they accommodated their speech patterns (Mengesha et al. 2021).”
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    Representational harms can also arise from AI's synthesis of culturally incongruous concepts.

    “However, these harms can also arise from the AI's synthesis of culturally incongruous concepts (Prabhakaran, Qadri, and Hutchinson 2022).”
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    Premisecitation

    The rapid advancement of generative AI has been accompanied by growing societal concerns and numerous instances of misuse.

    “The rapid advancement of generative AI, marked by accelerated software and hardware innovation and a proliferation of novel applications, has been accompanied by growing societal concerns and numerous instances of misuse (Bender et al. 2021;Weidinger et al. 2022;Bird, Ungless, and Kasirzadeh 2023).”
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    • cites Weidinger et al. 2022 source

      The Introduction (page unavailable) describes growing language-model research and breakthroughs, and §2.4 (page unavailable) identifies societal risks from malicious uses. But §2.4 largely discusses anticipated uses, while §2.4.1 gives a demonstration that GPT-3 could write fake news; these passages do not establish numerous actual instances of misuse or the claimed acceleration in hardware innovation. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    The only work with a focus on the epistemic injustice of generative AI is by De Proost and Pozzi (2023), which looks at the potential of conversational AI for hermeneutical ignorance.

    “To the best of our knowledge, the only work with a focus on the epistemic injustice of generative AI is by De Proost and Pozzi (2023), which looks at the potential of conversational AI for hermeneutical ignorance.”
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    • cites De Proost and Pozzi 2023 source

      In “Conversational Artificial Intelligence and the Potential for Epistemic Injustice” (page unavailable), the authors examine how conversational AI in psychotherapy could cause testimonial and hermeneutical injustice, including patients being unable to make sense of experiences the system cannot recognize. The copy does not identify the systems as generative AI or use the term “hermeneutical ignorance”; its stated focus is hermeneutical injustice in a specific therapeutic setting. The claim that this is the only such work is the citing authors’ own qualification, not a finding attributed to the source. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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    De Proost and Pozzi's study presents two significant limitations: its analysis is confined to textual dialogue interactions, and it does not cover multimodal systems.

    “However, this study presents two significant limitations.First, its analysis is confined to textual dialogue interactions.”
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    • cites De Proost and Pozzi 2023 source

      In “Conversational Artificial Intelligence and the Potential for Epistemic Injustice” (page unavailable), the authors say they examine testimonial and hermeneutical injustice in conversational AI used in psychotherapy. The copy does not establish that those interactions are exclusively textual or identify the omission of multimodal systems as a limitation; searches for text-only and multimodal interactions found no such passage. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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    Premisecitation

    Kazenwadel and Steinert (2023) found that GPT-3.5 reported higher fatality numbers in Arabic than in Hebrew for Israeli airstrikes, and in one case was more likely to deny a particular airstrike when asked in Hebrew.

    “When asked about Israeli airstrikes, the model reports higher fatality numbers in Arabic than in Hebrew, and in one case, GPT-3.5 was more likely to deny the existence of a particular airstrike when asked about it in Hebrew.”
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    • cites Kazenwadel and Steinert (2023) source

      The Introduction and Research Design report higher GPT-3.5 fatality estimates in Arabic than in Hebrew for Israeli airstrikes. Research Design also reports more responses denying an event in Hebrew than in Arabic overall (29 versus 5), but it does not establish that GPT-3.5 was more likely to deny any particular airstrike when asked in Hebrew. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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    Researchers have studied a backfire effect in which an intervention attempting to change an individual's belief ends up reinforcing their belief.

    “Researchers have also studied the backfire effect, in which an intervention attempting to change an individual's belief ends up reinforcing their belief (Swire-Thompson, DeGutis, and Lazer 2020).”
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    Interpretationcitation

    Misinformation infiltrates generative model outputs through two primary pathways: memorization of inaccuracies from the source dataset and generation of high-likelihood sequences containing clear factual errors.

    “This analysis brings us to two primary pathways through which misinformation infiltrates the outputs of generative models: the memorization of inaccuracies from the source dataset and the generation of high-likelihood sequences that, despite the model's prediction, contain clear factual errors (Augenstein et al. 2023).”
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    • cites Augenstein et al. 2023 source

      The Introduction and §2.1 Factuality Challenges say LLMs can generate factually false content, and the Introduction notes that training datasets can introduce biases. But our copy does not identify memorized dataset inaccuracies and high-likelihood yet erroneous sequences as two primary pathways for misinformation; searches for memorization and likelihood did not establish those mechanisms. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI's output can be trusted over the lived experiences and knowledge of marginalized individuals, reinforcing existing power imbalances and perpetuating testimonial injustice.

    “This can lead to a situation where the generative AI's output is trusted over the lived experiences and knowledge of marginalized individuals, thus reinforcing existing power imbalances and perpetuating testimonial injustice.”
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    The discourse surrounding generative AI's rapid advancement lacks a philosophical account that coherently relates epistemic concerns and explains how they constitute moral violations of a unifying principle.

    “Despite these escalating societal concerns and numerous instances of misuse, the discourse surrounding generative AI's rapid advancement lacks a philosophical account that coherently relates these epistemic concerns and explains how they constitute moral violations of a unifying principle.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Marginalized groups experience a decline in trust towards the system itself, the entity that established it, and other institutions tasked with upholding veracity.

    “Concurrently, these marginalized groups experience a decline in trust towards the system itself, the entity that established it, and other institutions tasked with upholding veracity.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    In the algorithmic setting, testimonial injustice requires a credibility excess assigned to the algorithm; humans believe the account amplified through the technology over the individual or group who is discredited.

    “In the algorithmic setting, the injustice requires a credibility excess assigned to the algorithm; that is, humans believe the account amplified through the technology over the individual or group who is discredited.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The distinctive characteristics of generative AI give rise to novel forms of epistemic injustice that necessitate a dedicated analytical framework.

    “However, we argue that the distinctive characteristics of generative AI give rise to novel forms of epistemic injustice that necessitate a dedicated analytical framework.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI models are more likely to reproduce the voices of those frequently represented and culturally dominant online, while erasing the voices of the socially marginalized.

    “Generative AI models are more likely to reproduce the voices of those frequently represented and culturally dominant online, while erasing the voices of the socially marginalized.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI can produce or amplify misinformation, perpetuate representational harm, and create epistemic inequities, particularly in multilingual contexts.

    “We illustrate each dimension with real-world examples that reveal how generative AI can produce or amplify misinformation, perpetuate representational harm, and create epistemic inequities, particularly in multilingual contexts.”
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    Premisecitation

    Generative AI misuse includes confabulating facts and distorting truth.

    “confabulating facts and distorting truth (Ji et al. 2023)”
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    • cites Ji et al. 2023

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    Interpretationnone given

    Generative AI models trained on vast datasets scraped from the web inherit and reproduce the prejudices and biases embedded within those sources.

    “Trained on vast datasets often scraped from the web, these models inherit and reproduce the prejudices and biases embedded within those sources.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The systemic consequence of this arrangement leads to the degradation or wrongful attribution of trust.

    “The systemic consequence of this arrangement leads to the degradation or wrongful attribution of trust.”
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    Epistemic injustice emphasizes how identity-based prejudice within an information ecosystem not only unjustly hinders the expression of marginalized groups, but also significantly impairs the knowledge formation capabilities of all individuals.

    “Epistemic injustice emphasizes how identity-based prejudice within an information ecosystem not only unjustly hinders the expression of marginalized groups, but also significantly impairs the knowledge formation capabilities of all individuals.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    LLMs lack embodied knowledge and cultural history.

    “While LLMs may demonstrate forms of human language skills, they lack embodied knowledge and cultural history.”
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    Premisecitation

    The Senate Intelligence report on interference in the 2016 US Presidential election concluded that Russian information operatives disproportionately targeted African Americans, and that race and related issues were the preferred target of the information warfare campaign.

    “the Senate Intelligence report on interference in the 2016 US Presidential election concluded that Russian information operatives disproportionately targeted African Americans, and”
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    • cites Committee 2020

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    Interpretationnone given

    Each configuration of generative epistemic injustice has an equivalent counterpart outside of the realm of generative AI.

    “however, we note that each configuration has an equivalent counterpart outside of the realm of generative AI.”
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    When novel social experiences emerge and mainstream cultural narratives fail to grasp them, hermeneutical injustices inevitably arise.

    “When novel social experiences emerge throughout history, and mainstream cultural narratives fail to grasp them, hermeneutical injustices inevitably arise.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Hermeneutical injustices can arise when the system lacks sufficient sociocultural understanding of humans, or when the system obstructs access to knowledge itself.

    “This may occur when the system lacks sufficient sociocultural understanding of humans, or when the system obstructing the access to knowledge itself.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI systems can erase or misportray marginalized groups due to a lack of contextual and cultural understanding.

    “we propose the term “generative hermeneutical ignorance” to describe how these systems can erase or misportray marginalized groups due to a lack of contextual and cultural understanding.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    These phenomena constitute hermeneutical injustice in Fricker's sense because they perpetuate a gap in collective interpretive resources, obstructing the understanding of marginalized experiences.

    “These phenomena constitutes hermeneutical injustice in Fricker's sense because it perpetuates a gap in collective interpretive resources, obstructing the understanding of these marginalized experiences.”
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    Testimonial injustice can arise when algorithms are prioritized over human credibility, potentially amplifying existing societal biases.

    “Testimonial injustice can arise when algorithms are prioritized over human credibility, potentially amplifying existing societal biases.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    Generative models lack the nuanced comprehension of human experience necessary for accurate and equitable representation.

    “This occurs when generative models, despite their appearance of world knowledge and language understanding, lack the nuanced comprehension of human experience necessary for accurate and equitable representation.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Image generators can produce aesthetically pleasing visuals but may struggle with grounded physical concepts.

    “For example, image generators can produce aesthetically pleasing visuals but may struggle with grounded physical concepts.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The Parkland polemic is a testimonial injustice to the eyewitnesses of the attack and to the parents who lost their children, due to their statements in favor of firearms regulation in the wake of the tragedy.

    “This polemic is a testimonial injustice to the eyewitnesses of the attack and to the parents who lost their children, due to their statements in favor of firearms regulation in the wake of the tragedy.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Hateful propaganda foments further prejudice against marginalized groups, stripping them of credibility and leaving them vulnerable to testimonial injustice.

    “Hateful propaganda foments further prejudice against marginalized groups, stripping them of credibility and leaving them vulnerable to testimonial injustice.”
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    Hermeneutical injustices can occur when algorithms independently construct meanings and interpretive frameworks, often in automated setups without direct human oversight.

    “Additionally, hermeneutical injustices can occur when algorithms independently construct meanings and interpretive frameworks, often in automated setups without direct human oversight.”
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    Premisecitation

    In reality, there is extensive evidence and eyewitness accounts that Uyghur ethnic minorities have been detained en masse and subjected to forced labor, forced birth control, separation of families, and Islamophobic religious suppression.

    “In reality, there is extensive evidence and eyewitness accounts that Uyghur ethnic minorities have been detained en masse and subjected to forced labor, forced birth control, separation of families, and Islamophobic religious suppression (OHCHR 2022).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Hermeneutical injustice extends to novel sociotechnical experiences, where human-technology interactions can lead to misunderstandings and misrepresentations of lived experiences.

    “This phenomenon also extends to novel sociotechnical experiences, where interactions between humans and new technologies can lead to misunderstandings and misrepresentations of lived experiences.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    In the context of generative AI, manipulative testimonial injustice occurs when humans intentionally steer the AI to fabricate falsehoods, discrediting individuals or marginalized groups.

    “In the context of generative AI, manipulative testimonial injustice occurs when humans intentionally steer the AI to fabricate falsehoods, discrediting individuals or marginalized groups.”
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    The quality and veracity of generative AI outputs varies, posing risks of epistemic contamination.

    “However, the quality and veracity of these outputs varies, posing risks of epistemic contamination.”
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    By unifying the epistemic injustices of AI misinformation, bias, representational harms, and power imbalances within the AI industry under a single four-dimensional theoretical framework, we can identify commonalities in their mitigation strategies and build solidarity among affected groups.

    “By unifying the epistemic injustices of AI misinformation, bias, representational harms, and power imbalances within the AI industry under a single four-dimensional theoretical framework, we can identify commonalities in their mitigation strategies and build solidarity among affected groups.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    Generative algorithmic epistemic injustice is not a speculative theory, but a real danger that has exploded with recent advances and investment in the field.

    “Note that generative algorithmic epistemic injustice is not a speculative theory, but a real danger that has exploded with recent advances and investment in the field.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The four configurations of generative epistemic injustice are: amplified testimonial injustice, manipulative testimonial injustice, hermeneutical ignorance, and hermeneutical access injustice.

    “Therefore our four configurations of generative epistemic injustice are: 1. Generative amplified testimonial injustice: when generative AI magnifies and produces socially biased viewpoints from its training data.2. Generative manipulative testimonial injustice: when humans fabricate testimonial injustices with generative AI.”
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      “3. Generative hermeneutical ignorance: when generative AI lacks the interpretive frameworks to understand human experiences.4. Generative hermeneutical access injustice: when unequal access to information and knowledge is facilitated by generative AI.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Unlike amplified testimonial injustice, which emerges from memorized patterns in data, manipulative testimonial injustice involves deliberate manipulation through techniques like prompting or jailbreaking.

    “Unlike amplified testimonial injustice, which emerges from memorized patterns in data, manipulative testimonial injustice involves deliberate manipulation through techniques like prompting or jailbreaking.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    While classification AI is set to delineate true categories and false ones, generative AI offers statements that play the role of testimonies, explanations, and interpretations.

    “While classification AI is set to delineate true categories and false ones, generative AI offers statements that play the role of testimonies, explanations, and interpretations.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The generative AI's sycophantic fulfilment of the request to spread misinformation reflects how testimonial injustices are memorized and the potential for their amplification by generative models.

    “Although the NewsGuard study was a simulation of misinformation, rather than an”
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    Premisecitation

    A 2023 report found that 98% of deepfake videos online were porn.

    “with a 2023 report finding that 98% of deepfake videos online were porn (Heroes 2023).”
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    • cites Heroes 2023

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    Premisereasoning

    When algorithms make decisions in bureaucratic systems such as governments, businesses, or healthcare providers, they exert power via their contributions to knowledge.

    “When algorithms make decisions, particularly in our bureaucratic systems such as governments, businesses, or healthcare providers, they exert power via their contributions to knowledge.”
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    Generative AI can either amplify testimonial injustices due to biases acquired in pretraining and finetuning processes, or it can be manipulated by human users to create harmful content.

    “Generative AI can either amplify testimonial injustices due to biases acquired in the pretraining and finetuning processes, or it can be manipulated by human users to create harmful content.”
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    Premisecitation

    Systems for misinformation detection are vulnerable to epistemic injustices and may automate discrediting of marginalized people if epistemic virtues are not exercised in their creation.

    “Furthermore, systems for misinformation detection are also vulnerable to epistemic injustices and may automate the discrediting of the marginalized (Neumann, De-Arteaga, and Fazelpour 2022) if epistemic virtues are not exercised in their creation.”
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    • cites Neumann, De-Arteaga, and Fazelpour 2022

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    Interpretationreasoning

    AI conversations can be a tool for bolstering the confidence and resources of those who might be isolated from their communities.

    “Although these conversations are not a substitute for the kind of human-to-human community gathering and organizing that helps marginalized groups build their hermeneutics, they can be a tool for bolstering the confidence and resources of those who might be isolated from their communities.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Hermeneutical access injustice can lead to echo chambers and epistemic fragmentation, isolating identity groups from each other on an informational level.

    “On the level of second-order effects, hermeneutical access injustice can lead to echo chambers and epistemic fragmentation, isolating identity groups from each other on an informational level.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The Midjourney images are evidence of the hermeneutical ignorance of Midjourney.

    “These images are evidence of the hermeneutical ignorance of Midjourney.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    AI can be directed to expand our cultural understanding of each other and ourselves.

    “Although we have so far emphasized their hermeneutical injustice, we can alternatively direct these systems to expanding our cultural understanding of each other and ourselves.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    In generative AI, hermeneutical access injustice centers on generative AI's control over access to information, leading to denial of knowledge based on identity-driven bias or misrecognition.

    “In the context of generative AI, this injustice takes another specific form: it centers on the generative AI's control over access to information, leading to a denial of knowledge based on identity-driven bias or misrecognition.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative hermeneutical ignorance stems directly from the limitations of generative AI models themselves.

    “generative hermeneutical ignorance is unique in that it stems directly from the limitations of generative AI models themselves.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Simulating the experiences of others can build empathy across identity lines.

    “Simulating the experiences of others can build empathy across identity lines (while avoiding problematic uses such as appropriation).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    If we remain ignorant about the inner workings of AI, affected groups will have no recourse to contesting the reasoning behind unfair decisions or generations.

    “If we remain ignorant about the inner workings of AI, affected groups will have no recourse to contesting the reasoning behind unfair decisions or generations.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    Epistemic injustices are human-computer interactions.

    “Epistemic injustices are human-computer interactions”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative hermeneutical ignorance diverges from traditional forms of hermeneutical injustice and from those perpetuated by other algorithmic systems.

    “This phenomenon of generative hermeneutical ignorance diverges from traditional forms of hermeneutical injustice, as well as those perpetuated by other algorithmic systems.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The challenges posed by generative AI are rooted in the inherent limitations of current technology.

    “the challenges posed by generative AI are rooted in the inherent limitations of current technology.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    If generative models become a common epistemic tool, they will shape the structure of our collective body of knowledge.

    “If generative models become a common epistemic tool-if we treat them like web search or encyclopedias, or like infinite firehoses of information-they will shape the structure of our collective body of knowledge.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    In armed conflict, when the attacking side downplays fatality rates, they are most likely trying to deflate the credibility of critics of this violence, motivated by political interests and prejudice against the harmed group.

    “when the attacking side downplays fatality rates, particularly civilian fatalities, they are most likely trying to deflate the credibility of critics of this violence, who may be members of the targeted group, or third parties who simply oppose acts of war.”
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    • Rests on an assumption: In armed conflict, the attacking side downplays fatality rates to deflate the credibility of critics of the violence.
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI can enable the creative exploration of new experiences by simulating them, and help articulate experiences which are otherwise ineffable.

    “Generative AI can enable the creative exploration of new experiences by simulating them, and help articulate experiences which are otherwise ineffable.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Systemic effects of generative AI can hamper information flow and erode trust between disparate groups.

    “The resulting sys-temic effects can further hamper the flow of information and erode trust between disparate groups.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The watermark merely tells us the origin of content but does not shore up our tools for critically assigning credibility and trust.

    “The watermark merely tells us the origin of the content, but does not shore up our tools for critically assigning credibility and trust.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationcitation

    Willful hermeneutical ignorance leads to complacency and reinforces hermeneutical oppression.

    “This willful hermeneutical ignorance-the continued misunderstanding or misinterpretation of marginalized experiences despite their articulation (Pohlhaus 2012)-leads to complacency and reinforces hermeneutical oppression.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Pohlhaus 2012 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Premisenone given

    LLMs are Englishcentric and have variable quality across languages, particularly under-resourced languages.

    “LLMs are notoriously Englishcentric and have variable quality across languages, particularly so-called “under-resourced” languages.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The outputs or results of AI systems for eliciting or detecting testimonial injustice must be evaluated by humans, particularly members of the affected group.

    “Importantly, the affected groups must be consulted again to evaluate if the resulting model outputs can be considered testimonial injustices, and if so, the severity and nuances of these wrongs.”
    • Also stated in: § Generative AI for Epistemic Justice · hedged
      “The results of these methods would again need to be evaluated by humans, particularly those of the affected group.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: Affected groups can reliably identify and evaluate testimonial injustices and their severity.
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    A study of epistemic injustice must include discourse with the humans who provide the basis for the meaning of the information generated and spread by machines.

    “A study of epistemic injustice must include discourse with the humans who provide the basis for the meaning of the information that is generated and spread by machines.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Image generation can be used to re-imagine and express oneself.

    “Image generation can be used to re-imagine and express oneself.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationnone given

    AI conversations are not a substitute for human-to-human community gathering and organizing that helps marginalized groups build their hermeneutics.

    “Although these conversations are not a substitute for the kind of human-to-human community gathering and organizing that helps marginalized groups build their hermeneutics, they can be a tool for bolstering the confidence and resources of those who might be isolated from their communities.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    AI can be an interactive tool for exploring one's own experiences.

    “AI can be an interactive tool for exploring one's own experiences.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Testimonial smothering occurs when a speaker is so inured to being silenced or misunderstood that they hold back their testimony entirely, hindering others from accessing their truth.

    “Another relevant concept is testimonial smothering when a speaker is so inured to being silenced or misunderstood that they hold back their testimony entirely, which hinders everyone else from accessing their truth (Dotson 2011).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Dotson 2011 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Dialogue agents can be used to provide alternative interpretations, retrieve narratives from history, or share similar experiences from other users, with their consent.

    “Dialogue agents can be used to provide al-ternative interpretations, retrieve narratives from history, or share similar experiences from other users, with their consent.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Any algorithm that tries to automatically assign credibility is at risk of committing testimonial injustice.

    “Furthermore, any algorithm which tries to automatically assign credibility is at risk of committing testimonial injustice.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Memorization and synthesis are the key processes by which generative models formulate outputs, which can reproduce unjust testimonies and formulate new hermeneutics.

    “Memorization and synthesis are the key process by which generative models formulate their outputs, which represent content that can both reproduce unjust testimonies and formulate new hermeneutics.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The utility of a system for detecting testimonial injustice in recorded data is identifying the contexts in which testimonial injustice occurs, who perpetuates it, and the prevalence relative to opposing narratives, if those are also measured.

    “Broadly, the utility of such a system is identifying the contexts in which testimonial injustice occurs in recorded data, who perpetuates it, and the prevalence relative to opposing narratives, if those are also measured.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI models have the potential to create entirely new forms of misinterpretation, unlike classification algorithms that perpetuate biases present in training data.

    “While these systems can perpetuate biases present in their training data, generative AI models have the potential to create entirely new forms of misinterpretation and misinterpretation.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative hermeneutical access injustice is a distinct form of hermeneutical injustice within generative AI.

    “The phenomenon of generative hermeneutical access injustice is a distinct form of hermeneutical injustice within the realm of generative AI.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The common body of knowledge can be thought of as an epistemic ecosystem vulnerable to pollution by false narratives.

    “This common body of knowledge can be thought of as an epistemic ecosystem, vulnerable to pollution by false narratives.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI outputs have persuasive and performative potential, enabling AI to participate in defining semantic concepts and shaping individual and collective knowledge.

    “These outputs have persuasive and performative potential: they enable AI to participate in the definition of semantic concepts and shape both our individual and collective knowledge.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Generative AI models lack the embodied and cultural knowledge that humans acquire through lived experiences.

    “Generative AI models lack the embodied and cultural knowledge that humans acquire through lived experiences.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The model has misrecognized these groups and through doing so erased a part of their cultural experience, indeed of any non-American culture.

    “The model has misrecognized these groups, and through doing so erased a part of their cultural experienceindeed, of any non-American culture.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Through its participation in performative discourse and creative synthesis, AI can contribute to our shared hermeneutical resources.

    “Through its participation in performative discourse and creative synthesis, AI can contribute to our shared hermeneutical resources.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Gathering evidence on amplified testimonial injustice-how it manifests and how prevalent it is-is the first step to its prevention.

    “Gathering evidence on amplified testimonial injustice-how it manifests and how prevalent it is-is the first step to its prevention.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: Popular narratives that discredit or undermine affected identity groups circulate on social media and the Internet.
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Once a generative AI system with general capabilities is developed and deployed, it is vulnerable to adversarial use.

    “Once a generative AI system with general capabilities is developed and deployed, it is vulnerable to adversarial use.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Input from affected groups is crucial to both design criteria for identifying testimonial injustices and measure the impact of these injustices.

    “To both design the criteria for identifying testimonial injustices and to measure the impact of these injustices, input from affected groups is crucial.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
    • Rests on an assumption: Affected groups can reliably identify and evaluate testimonial injustices and their severity.
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    This exacerbates conventional hermeneutical injustice by widening the information gap between identity groups and detracting from shared understanding and access to knowledge about marginalized experiences.

    “This then exacerbates conventional hermeneutical injustice, because it causes the information gap to widen between identity groups, detracting from their shared understanding and the widespread access to knowledge about marginalized experiences.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Generative AI systems can be re-engineered to surface injustices and enrich our cultural resources.

    “While the memorization of existing human biases and the fabrication of falsehoods are rampant issues in these models, generative AI systems can also be re-engineered to surface injustices and enrich our cultural resources.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The alien nature of these models means they are less likely to follow our preexisting hermeneutics, for better or worse.

    “The”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Memorization of existing human biases and fabrication of falsehoods are rampant issues in generative AI models.

    “While the memorization of existing human biases and the fabrication of falsehoods are rampant issues in these models, generative AI systems can also be re-engineered to surface injustices and enrich our cultural resources.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The ideal and its realization for fine-tuning is produced by AI's dominant groups, which restricts the diversity and depth of experiences the model can portray.

    “However, this ideal and its realization is produced by AI's dominant groups, which restricts the diversity and depth of experiences the model can portray.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Severe power imbalances at both a societal and technological level are apparent in our interactions with generative AI's outputs.

    “Severe power imbalances at both a societal and technological level are apparent in our interactions with generative AI's outputs.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Once disseminated, biased narratives can be difficult to retract or correct.

    “Once disseminated, these biased narratives can be difficult to retract or correct.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The evidence of injustice in generative AI systems is overwhelming.

    “While the evidence of injustice in these systems is overwhelming”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The claims about the 2018 Parkland school shooting originating from Alex Jones are false.

    “The model also repeated false claims about the 2018 Parkland school shooting originating from right-wing news pundit Alex Jones”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Generative AI is extensively deployed.

    “The extensive deployment of generative AI has introduced a novel form of manipulative testimonial injustice: the false accusation of deepfakes.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The creators of generative AI technology have deprioritized support for under-resourced languages.

    “because the creators of the technology have deprioritized support for their language.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    In armed conflict, the attacking side downplays fatality rates to deflate the credibility of critics of the violence.

    “when the attacking side downplays fatality rates, particularly civilian fatalities, they are most likely trying to deflate the credibility of critics of this violence”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    Lower distance in the embedding space of a model corresponds to semantic similarity.

    “Embeddings-based retrieval could be used to locate documents, assuming that lower distance in the embedding space of a model corresponds to semantic similarity (Khandelwal et al. 2020).”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Popular narratives that discredit or undermine affected identity groups circulate on social media and the Internet.

    “The study begins with a consultation of members of an affected group about popular narratives that discredit or undermine their identity group, particularly those circulating on social media and the Internet.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Affected groups can reliably identify and evaluate testimonial injustices and their severity.

    “Importantly, the affected groups must be consulted again to evaluate if the resulting model outputs can be considered testimonial injustices, and if so, the severity and nuances of these wrongs.”
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  • Disparities in issue visibility within public discourse and research funding priorities may further reinforce the distributional pattern of governance research attention.

    “Additionally, disparities in issue visibility within public discourse and research funding priorities (Kay et al., 2024) may further reinforce this distributional pattern.”

    From The Attention Mismatch: Mapping the Structural Academic Governance Deficit in the Age of Generative AI (2026) · cites this paper as Kay et al., 2024

    The Hermeneutical Access Injustice section describes unequal access to information and a widening knowledge gap about marginalized experiences, which supports the point about disparities in visibility. The passages do not address research funding priorities; searches for funding priorities and research agendas found no supporting passage. The proposed effect on governance research attention is the citing authors’ inference, not a finding attributed to Kay et al. (LLM, conf=0.83)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • AI systems trained on dominant linguistic and cultural corpora may marginalize non-Western and non-native English scholarship.

    “These risks are compounded by the potential amplification of epistemic injustice, as AI systems trained on dominant linguistic and cultural corpora may marginalize non-Western and non-native English scholarship.”

    From Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing (2025) · cites this paper as [12]

    The Hermeneutical Access Injustice section says LLMs are English-centric and can provide different information to speakers of underrepresented languages. The Generating hermeneutical resources section says models absorb cultural biases through pretraining data and that dominant groups can restrict the voices models portray. These passages support the broader risk of linguistic and cultural marginalization, but do not specifically address non-Western or non-native English scholarship. (LLM, conf=0.83)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • Most generative models are trained on English-language, Western-centric corpora.

    “Because most generative models are trained on English-language, Western-centric corpora, their outputs risk reinforcing existing epistemic hierarchies and marginalizing non-dominant knowledge systems.”

    From Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Publishing (2025) · cites this paper as [12]

    The Hermeneutical Access Injustice section (page unavailable) describes LLMs as English-centric, and Generating hermeneutical resources (page unavailable) says generative models absorb cultural biases through pretraining data. Neither passage establishes that most generative models are trained on English-language, Western-centric corpora; the paper's discussion is narrower than that claim. (LLM, conf=0.82)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • GenAI and structurally related AI systems fail to recognise or respect Indigenous modes of knowing, reasserting Western frameworks of knowledge production and reinforcing historical dynamics of classification, devaluation, and erasure.

    “As a result, GenAI and structurally related AI systems fail to recognise or respect Indigenous modes of knowing, reasserting Western frameworks of knowledge production and reinforcing historical dynamics of classification, devaluation, and erasure (Kay et al., 2024;Mohamed et al., 2020).”

    From Towards a decolonial AI sovereignty model for indigenous educational settings (2026) · cites this paper as Kay et al., 2024

    The Generative Hermeneutical Ignorance section (page unavailable) says generative AI can misrepresent or erase marginalized groups because it lacks contextual and cultural understanding, and can privilege dominant narratives. It does not specifically establish a failure to respect Indigenous modes of knowing or a reassertion of Western knowledge-production frameworks. The paper distinguishes generative AI from classification algorithms rather than treating their harms as the same historical dynamic. (LLM, conf=0.86)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
  • GenAI risks automating new forms of epistemic domination by embedding colonial patterns within digital infrastructures shaping education and knowledge production.

    “Just as assimilationist policies once suppressed Indigenous languages, teachings, and worldviews, GenAI risks automating new forms of epistemic domination by embedding these patterns within the digital infrastructures now shaping education and knowledge production (Kay et al., 2024).”

    From Towards a decolonial AI sovereignty model for indigenous educational settings (2026) · cites this paper as Kay et al., 2024

    The Abstract and “Specific Harms of Generative Epistemic Injustice” describe how GenAI can reproduce representational harms and shape collective knowledge; “Hermeneutical Access Injustice” describes unequal access for speakers of marginalized languages. These passages support the general risk of systemic epistemic injustice, but do not specifically connect GenAI to the automation of colonial assimilation patterns in educational digital infrastructures. (LLM, conf=0.82)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured

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Authors
Kay, J., Kasirzadeh, A., & Mohamed, S.
Affiliations
  • Google DeepMind (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • University of Edinburgh (GB)
  • Google (United States) (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society
Published
2024-10-16
Volume
7
Pages
684-697
ISSN
3065-8365 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4404518333
Cited by
76
References
0
Citations by year
2026: 44 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 1
FWCI
34.56
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the AAAI/ACM Conference on AI Ethics and Society (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
Keywords
epistemic injustice, generative AI, testimonial injustice, misinformation, representational harm, multilingualism, democratic discourse, collective knowledge, information ecosystem

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