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The literary researcher Edward Said developed the concept of Orientalism, which he defined in his seminal book "Orientalism" (1978) as "the collective institution for dealing with the East, dealing with it by producing statements about it, by acknowledging viewpoints about it, by describing it, teaching it, and controlling it: in short, Orientalism is a Western style for dominating, restructuring, and having authority over the East." Based on a careful reading of Said's works and the scholarly and popular responses they generated, our exploration of technical Orientalism through AI-based artworks and our interaction with the concept through discussions of artificial intelligence, film, politics, culture, and media led to key conclusions. First, Orientalism is not merely a historical framework that guides us to investigate colonial perceptions and discourses of the past; it is also a constantly changing and evolving concept and a dominant discourse that remains closely relevant to the present time. Second, technical Orientalism as a framework deserves further attention and study, especially in our increasingly technological society today, where the power of algorithms permeates every aspect of our lives.

In principle, the AI art generator uses machine learning algorithms and deep neural networks to create artworks. A large number of pre-existing artworks are used to teach these algorithms how to identify patterns and styles that can be used to create new artworks. The AI gathers all available images, paintings, and artworks from a database, then creates a new piece based on the user's request. Therefore, the AI compiles all the images we see from the internet, along with information about each country, and then merges them together.

A research team discovered the relationship between artificial intelligence and Orientalism. They used AI to create images of "Eastern" countries and "Western" countries, with the aim of comparing the differences between them. The result is a series of AI-generated images, and the AI generator ended up producing images that clearly show how the generators themselves are biased and stereotypical.

For example, the AI depicted the Arab man with a sharp hooked nose, a thick mustache, and sharp, wicked looks! This image is very close to his portrayal in classical literature.