Incident 410: KFC Sent Insensitive Kristallnacht Promotion via Holiday Detection System

Description: KFC cited an error in an automated holiday detection system which identified the anniversary of Kristallnacht and prompted an insensitive push notification promoting its chicken.

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Alleged: KFC developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Jewish people.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
410
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2022-11-09
Editors
Khoa Lam
KFC blames bot for chicken promotion that celebrated the beginning of the Holocaust
fortune.com · 2022

Fast-food giant KFC has apologized to its German customers after it used the anniversary of the event that instigated the Holocaust to promote its chicken.

Users of the chicken chain's German app received a push notification on Wednesday th…

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