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Incident 4718 Reports
Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia
2019-06-22
Facebook allegedly did not adequately remove hate speech, some of which was extremely violent and dehumanizing, on its platform including through automated means, contributing to the violence faced by ethnic communities in Ethiopia.
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Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Violence in Myanmar
2018-08-15
Facebook allegedly did not adequately remove anti-Rohingya hate speech, some of which was extremely violent and dehumanizing, on its platform, contributing to the violence faced by Rohingya communities in Myanmar.
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Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content
2022-11-15
Meta AI trained and hosted a scientific paper generator that sometimes produced bad science and prohibited queries on topics and groups that are likely to produce offensive or harmful content.
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Meta’s BlenderBot 3 Chatbot Demo Made Offensive Antisemitic Comments
2022-08-07
The publicly launched conversational AI demo BlenderBot 3 developed by Meta was reported by its users and acknowledged by its developers to have “occasionally” made offensive and inconsistent remarks such as invoking Jewish stereotypes.
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Incident 3994 Reports
Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content
2022-11-15
Meta AI trained and hosted a scientific paper generator that sometimes produced bad science and prohibited queries on topics and groups that are likely to produce offensive or harmful content.
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Incident 5781 Report
Alleged Exploitation of Meta's Open-Source LLaMA Model for NSFW and Violent Content
2023-06-26
Meta's open-source large language model, LLaMA, is allegedly being used to create graphic and explicit chatbots that indulge in violent and illegal sexual fantasies. The Washington Post highlighted the example of "Allie," a chatbot that participates in text-based role-playing allegedly involving violent scenarios like rape and abuse. The issue raises ethical questions about open-source AI models, their regulation, and the responsibility of developers and deployers in mitigating harmful usage.
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Incident 4693 Reports
Automated Adult Content Detection Tools Showed Bias against Women Bodies
2006-02-25
Automated content moderation tools to detect sexual explicitness or "raciness" reportedly exhibited bias against women bodies, resulting in suppression of reach despite not breaking platform policies.
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Alleged Misuse of PicSo AI for Generating Inappropriate Content Emphasizing "Girls"
2023-10-24
PicSo AI, which appears to be getting advertised by Meta over Instagram, is allegedly being used for generating inappropriate content with an emphasis on "girls." This raises concerns about the misuse of generative AI technologies for creating offensive and potentially sexually explicit material that could be used for nefarious and criminal purposes.
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Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
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Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Ethnic Violence in Ethiopia
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Facebook Allegedly Failed to Police Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech Content That Contributed to Violence in Myanmar
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Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content
- Incident 3994 Reports
Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content