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Kristen Gonzalez

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Incident 7122 Report
Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

2024-04-26

Meta's AI chatbot in Facebook Messenger falsely accused multiple state lawmakers of sexual harassment, fabricating incidents, investigations, and consequences that never occurred. These fabricated stories, discovered by City & State, sparked outrage among the affected lawmakers and raised concerns about the reliability of the chatbot. Meta acknowledged the errors and committed to ongoing improvements.

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Meta

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

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Facebook users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

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Clyde Vanel

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

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New York lawmakers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 712
    2 Reports

    Meta AI Hallucinates Harassment Allegations Against New York Politicians

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