Incident 654: Microsoft Copilot Designer Reportedly Generated Inappropriate AI Images

Description: A Microsoft engineer reported that Copilot Designer, an AI image generator, creates content depicting sex, violence, bias, and more. Despite raising concerns and suggesting improvements, the tool remains public, prompting a letter to the FTC.

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Alleged: Microsoft developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed General public and minors.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
654
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-03-06
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Microsoft engineer sounds alarm on company's AI image generator in letter to FTC
businessinsider.com · 2024

A Microsoft employee is asking the US government to look into the safety of one of his employer's generative AI tools after learning it has the capacity to produce seemingly inappropriate images.

On Wednesday, Shane Jones, a principal softw…

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