  Previous discussions have highlighted the need for generative AI tools to
become more culturally sensitive, yet often neglect the complexities of
handling content about minorities, who are perceived differently across
cultures and religions. Our study examined how two generative AI systems
respond to homophobic statements with varying cultural and religious context
information. Findings showed ChatGPT 3.5's replies exhibited cultural
relativism, in contrast to Bard's, which stressed human rights and provided
more support for LGBTQ+ issues. Both demonstrated significant change in
responses based on contextual information provided in the prompts, suggesting
that AI systems may adjust in their responses the degree and forms of support
for LGBTQ+ people according to information they receive about the user's
background. The study contributes to understanding the social and ethical
implications of AI responses and argues that any work to make generative AI
outputs more culturally diverse requires a grounding in fundamental human
rights.
