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This study aims to explore how two AI models depict older adults across cultures, focusing on representations from American and Chinese contexts.

How two AI models depict ageing: a cross-cultural analysis of ChatGPT and Doubao

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Cross-cultural study compares AI-generated images of older adults, highlighting cultural biases and representation issues.

This study aims to explore how two AI models depict older adults across cultures, focusing on representations from American and Chinese contexts.
Analyzed 400 AI-generated images from Doubao (v1.47) and ChatGPT-4o.
Compared visual representations of older adults from Chinese and American cultures.
Examined patterns of expression and cultural settings in the depictions.
Doubao shows polarized depictions, with Chinese older adults in cultural settings and Americans in commercial spaces.
ChatGPT-4o depicts older adults positively across both cultures, but omits social vulnerability.
Both models display limited racial diversity in American depictions, with 88% White in ChatGPT-4o and 100% in Doubao.

Xiaoyun Zhong (2026) studied this question.

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