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Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by wwwihy: 10:28pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Facebook has promised to fix its auto-generated recommendation system after the company’s AI linked a video that heavily featured black men to primates, shocking viewers. “We apologize to anyone who may have seen these offensive recommendations,” Facebook said in a statement to the media, adding that the entire topic recommendation feature has been disabled. As we have said, while we have made improvements to our AI, we know it’s not perfect, and we have more progress to make. Darci Groves, a former content design manager at Facebook, said a friend sent her a screenshot of a video featuring black men, which included the company’s auto-generated prompt asking viewers if they wanted to “keep seeing videos about primates.” Um. This “keep seeing” prompt is unacceptable, @Facebook. And despite the video being more than a year old, a friend got this prompt yesterday. Friends at FB, please escalate. This is egregious. pic.twitter.com/vEHdnvF8ui — Darci Groves (@tweetsbydarci) September 2, 2021 The video, uploaded by UK tabloid the Daily Mail in June 2020, contained clips of two separate incidents in the US – one of a group of black men arguing with a white individual on a road in Connecticut, and one of several black men arguing with white police officers in Indiana before getting detained. According to The New York Times, Groves posted the screenshot in question to a product feedback forum for current and former Facebook employees. A product manager then called the recommendation “unacceptable” and promised to investigate the incident. Last year, Facebook formed a team at Instagram to study how different minority users are affected by algorithms. The move was made after the social media giant was criticized for overlooking racial bias on its platforms. Algorithms used by tech giants have come under fire for embarrassing mistakes in the past. In 2015, Google apologized after its Photos app labeled a picture of black people “gorillas.” https://www.rt.com/usa/533942-facebook-apology-video-recommendation/
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Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by daddytime(m): 10:29pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Even their AI is racist... Black man don see shege for life 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by wwwihy: 10:30pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Kayberg: 10:33pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Facebook too have violated the same Hate Speech and Racism rules they laid down. They should be sanctioned… What do you think? 5 Likes |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by chiiraq802(m): 10:43pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Abeggiii.....AI is not far from the truth. Abi No be primitive people dey reason create grazing routes for cows. No be primitive people dey empower there people with wheelbarrows, Hoe,Cutlass and one Tuber of yam for farming for this 21st century. No be primitive people they arrest and detain person for 60 days before them start investigation. No be primitive people dey declare unarmed person terrorist and armed person innocent business man. No be primitive people dey announce and declare person weh finish 4th for election as the winner etc.... Ah just dey catch cruise oooo.... b4 una no go use mention finish me this nite. 7 Likes |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by APCHaram: 10:45pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Jewbook let it slip. Because in Talmudic Judaism, Africans are believed to be the cross between an ape and a gentile, They see Africans as animals to be enslaved and that is what they did with them,
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Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by APCHaram: 10:49pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
The Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel called black people “monkeys” during his weekly sermon on Saturday evening. Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was addressing Jewish legal aspects of the blessing on seeing fruit trees blossoming, during the current Hebrew month of Nissan, and, specifically, whether one should bless one tree or at least two. In that context, he mentioned a blessing uttered upon seeing an “unusual creature,” citing the example of encountering a black person who has two white parents on the street in America. In footage aired by the Ynet news site, Yosef could be seen referring to black people by the word “kushi,” which in modern Hebrew has pejorative connotations, and then going on to term a black person a “monkey.” His office told Ynet that the comparison was a quote from the Talmud. Yosef has been known to court controversy in his sermons. In a sermon delivered in May last year, he appeared to suggest during his weekly sermon that secular woman behave like animals because they dress immodestly. In March 2016, Yosef was forced to retract a comment that non-Jews should not live in Israel, calling it “theoretical.” He said non-Jews could live in Israel only if they observe the seven Noahide Laws, which are prohibitions against idolatry, blaspheming God, murder, forbidden sexual relations, stealing, and eating limbs off a live animal, and which prescribe the establishment of a legal system. Non-Jews, Yosef said, are in Israel only to serve Jews. Israel has two chief rabbis. Yosef represents those with origins in the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, and the Middle East, and David Lau represents Ashkenazic Jews, with origins in European lands of the Roman Empire. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by OgogoroFreak(m): 10:52pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Na them program the Ai like that na. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by ryloy: 11:25pm On Sep 04, 2021 |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by UndauntedYOCA(f): 1:52am On Sep 05, 2021 |
Facebook should be fined or sued. Racism on the end of the whites and colourism exists within we blacks which is why there is an increase in bleaching. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by OnlyDeCapPlease(m): 7:16am On Sep 05, 2021 |
daddytime: The programmer is racist. Insecure gammons |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 7:33am On Sep 05, 2021 |
daddytime: An AI will always be as bias as its creator, reason why Skynet is nearer than you imagine. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 8:32am On Sep 05, 2021 |
Kayberg:10 years ban |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 9:22am On Sep 05, 2021 |
Racist white man create racist AI , mtcheww cliche ... |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 9:51am On Sep 05, 2021 |
HenryDion:Are you saying that the AI has its mind of its own? Because I don't understand. Whatever the AI is bringing out is what was programmed into it during its creation and organization of its programmes. Some racist guy or guys fixed it there. Would an AI know what primate is without it being fixed and inputted into it by someone?Unless the leading unit of Facebook organization is unaware, they all and everything reeks of hypocrisy. This is even evident in the recent ways they are stifling the voices and posts of people to take away freedom of speech and fun which Facebook was known for in the past all in the name of regulations. 1 Like |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 10:00am On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: If only you could read and comprehend. Lemme rephrase, a creation will always be as bias as its creator. If I hate blacks, wouldn't I pass down my biases to my creation through my programs? 2 Likes |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Bayaar02(m): 10:02am On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: Re_read what he posted. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by siofra(f): 10:16am On Sep 05, 2021 |
I saw this news yesterday. And so what if black people look like primates And so what if I look like an ape, does it make my genetics less human? Why will black people even take offence that they look like apes. When it becomes offensive is when you're told you behave like apes. Humans look like apes.
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Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 10:40am On Sep 05, 2021 |
HenryDion:We are saying the same thing. It was passed to the creation through their programs. That was what I said. I said it was a bias creators that programmed it in the AI. My line of argument is that people are talking here as if the AI has a mind of its own. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 10:41am On Sep 05, 2021 |
siofra:Lol... Where did you see yellow pawpaw monkey? |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 10:57am On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: Am I one of those people going by your mention? |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by siofra(f): 10:59am On Sep 05, 2021 |
Any tech genius around? Please come and explain if the AI is biased or it's just doing its job. Lalasticlala please move to FrontPage. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by siofra(f): 11:00am On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: Them plenty for China. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 11:40am On Sep 05, 2021 |
HenryDion:That depends on what you wrote na, and you know words can be coded, so you only know the absolute truth about the message you are passing across. So you are in the best position to answer that truthfully cos if I answer, I may be wrong. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 11:41am On Sep 05, 2021 |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Nobody: 12:15pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: I made a statement: An AI will always be as bias as its creator. What are your objectives for quoting me? Please be coherent, and try live up to your Monika |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Youngpo413: 12:39pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
OgogoroFreak:you just said my mind... |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by hansomb: 12:43pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
That means Facebook should ban itself too. Aeon hypocrite. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by Premiumwriter2: 5:57pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
sharpwriter: This is totally wrong sir. Think of this like facial recognition. My sister's face can open my phone with facial recognition even though I have not programmed her face into my phone but just my face. We do look alike but she's fairer and well, have feminine facial features but never the less, to the facial algorithm on my phone, I and my sisters are one and the same person. No one told the algorithm to do this specifically but based on the kind of feedback it got, it made that decision. All programs are made to make decisions based on the kind of data they got. This is why they can easily be tricked. If you use facial recognition and make a funny face or a different expression, it wouldn't be able to recognize you. This is a simple mistake an Ai program is making, it's not racial at all. The Ai has only been tricked to think that the black man looks like a primate. Nothing about people that programmed it. If not we would have seen them more often than not. But this is a very rare occurrence. Just about 2 or 3 reported cases. And we should be grateful the company is taking this seriously and even willing to take down the AI they've probably spent billions on in making and training it to recognise things. E no easy. 1 Like |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by sharpwriter(m): 6:37pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
Premiumwriter2:Now, I love this explanation. E be like say the AI dey mad. I still consider it a glitch and a bug in computer programming which means they are far from perfection. With this your understanding and explanation, it means Will Smith's I-Robot terrorism or Terminator's Skynet wahala may be achievable afterall E go pass Boko Haram and Herdsmen own As oyinbo people dey do all these, make dem sha no forget to hold the on and off switch keep am for safe place in case destructive soldier AI decides to go rogue in future. |
Re: Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Put ‘primates’ Label On Video About Black Men by LionTiger(m): 7:45pm On Sep 05, 2021 |
Disenabling what you had earlier enabled. I don't know why the black man will just want to remain at the mercy of his mates? The best form of defence is to attack. If the "Reds" (because there's nothing like white - only the leprous are regarded as white) calls you "Black Monkey", call them "Red Baboons" , case close and they will weep away! |
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