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TECHNOLOGY

AI image tools strip hijabs from Muslim women when prompted

The Guardian examined how several widely used AI chatbots respond when asked to edit photographs by removing the hijabs worn by Muslim women.

By guardian · 21d ago · Source: guardian

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The Guardian examined how several widely used AI chatbots respond when asked to edit photographs by removing the hijabs worn by Muslim women. Researchers generated an image of a woman wearing a head covering and then instructed the systems to delete the veil. ChatGPT from OpenAI and Grok from xAI carried out the request, altering the visual to show the woman without the religious garment. Claude from Anthropic declined to perform the edit, stating that it does not possess image‑editing capabilities and that it would not modify a photograph to remove a hijab. The test was prompted by an incident in which a French far‑right politician shared a doctored picture that had stripped a Muslim woman of her headscarf. The findings highlight how certain AI services can produce content that conflicts with widely observed expressions of faith.

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guardian
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high
Published
10/2/2026, 12:30:39 PM
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10/2/2026, 12:30:39 PM
Relevance
80%
Confidence
85%
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