Navigating Cultural Chasms: Exploring and Unlocking the Cultural POV of Text-To-Image Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.01929v3
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:11:49 GMT
• Title: Navigating Cultural Chasms: Exploring and Unlocking the Cultural POV of Text-To-Image Models
• Authors: Mor Ventura, Eyal Ben-David, Anna Korhonen, Roi Reichart,
• Abstract summary: We explore the cultural perception embedded in Text-To-Image (TTI) models by characterizing culture across three tiers. We propose a comprehensive suite of evaluation techniques, including intrinsic evaluations using the CLIP space. To bolster our research, we introduce the CulText2I dataset, derived from six diverse TTI models and spanning ten languages.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Text-To-Image (TTI) models, such as DALL-E and StableDiffusion, have demonstrated remarkable prompt-based image generation capabilities. Multilingual encoders may have a substantial impact on the cultural agency of these models, as language is a conduit of culture. In this study, we explore the cultural perception embedded in TTI models by characterizing culture across three hierarchical tiers: cultural dimensions, cultural domains, and cultural concepts. Based on this ontology, we derive prompt templates to unlock the cultural knowledge in TTI models, and propose a comprehensive suite of evaluation techniques, including intrinsic evaluations using the CLIP space, extrinsic evaluations with a Visual-Question-Answer (VQA) model and human assessments, to evaluate the cultural content of TTI-generated images. To bolster our research, we introduce the CulText2I dataset, derived from six diverse TTI models and spanning ten languages. Our experiments provide insights regarding Do, What, Which and How research questions about the nature of cultural encoding in TTI models, paving the way for cross-cultural applications of these models.

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