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Facebook Apologizes After Its AI Labels Black Men As 'Primates'
NPR ^ | Sept 4, 2021

Posted on 09/05/2021 2:59:41 AM PDT by 11th_VA

Facebook issued an apology on behalf of its artificial intelligence software that asked users watching a video featuring Black men if they wanted to see more "videos about primates." The social media giant has since disabled the topic recommendation feature and says it's investigating the cause of the error, but the video had been online for more than a year.

A Facebook spokesperson told The New York Times on Friday, which first reported on the story, that the automated prompt was an "unacceptable error" and apologized to anyone who came across the offensive suggestion.

The video, uploaded by the Daily Mail on June 27, 2020, documented an encounter between a white man and a group of Black men who were celebrating a birthday. The clip captures the white man allegedly calling 911 to report that he is "being harassed by a bunch of Black men," before cutting to an unrelated video that showed police officers arresting a Black tenant at his own home.

Former Facebook employee Darci Groves tweeted about the error on Thursday after a friend clued her in on the misidentification. She shared a screenshot of the video that captured Facebook's "Keep seeing videos about Primates?" message.


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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ai; dailymail; darcigroves; facebook; oops; primates; racism; unitedkingdom; woke
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AI - What could possibly go wrong ?
1 posted on 09/05/2021 2:59:41 AM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Humans are primates. Just sayin...


2 posted on 09/05/2021 3:03:04 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Cornpop was a good dude.)
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To: 11th_VA

Are they in FB prison?


3 posted on 09/05/2021 3:31:02 AM PDT by Adder ("Can you be more stupid?" is a question, not a challenge.)
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To: 11th_VA

AI stands for “artificial intelligence” which may not distinguish between black descendents from apes (as postulated by Darwinism) and actual apes.

The AI was possibly not programmed with political correctness or liberal illogic because neither is logical or intelligent.

So perhaps the AI is simply more advanced than the devolving hyenas at Facebook.


4 posted on 09/05/2021 3:38:44 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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To: 11th_VA

M<y wife is a primate. And she says I am too.
Seems to work!


5 posted on 09/05/2021 3:43:58 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: 11th_VA

Primates outraged. Demand apology.


6 posted on 09/05/2021 3:44:57 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: HYPOCRACY

I saw this and made me laugh. There are some 500 species in the primate order including humans. Poor AI needs the woke over sensitive module installed.


7 posted on 09/05/2021 3:46:47 AM PDT by rlbedfor
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To: Kozak

Wow! Just wait until they have to deal with Amazon Primate..


8 posted on 09/05/2021 3:48:52 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: HYPOCRACY

I saw this and made me laugh. There are some 300 species in the primate order including humans. Poor AI needs the woke over sensitive module installed. Typo in previous post.


9 posted on 09/05/2021 3:48:57 AM PDT by rlbedfor
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To: 11th_VA

Are they now going to send its AI to re-education camp?


10 posted on 09/05/2021 4:02:44 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: 11th_VA

If you accept the premise that we evolved from monkeys then you have to accept that some might look like monkeys

There are some striking pictures of people resembling monkeys but now that is not allowed to be said


11 posted on 09/05/2021 4:17:53 AM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: 11th_VA

Dang AI don’t know the difference between primate and porch monkey


12 posted on 09/05/2021 4:24:34 AM PDT by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT)
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To: 11th_VA

This is what the Scopes trial was all about.


13 posted on 09/05/2021 4:25:17 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: 11th_VA

Wellll, based on how it goes today, Facebook needs to be canceled immediately! Mark Zuckerberg should be banished from the face of the earth!!!


15 posted on 09/05/2021 4:27:43 AM PDT by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85 )
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To: 11th_VA

I thought the science was settled that humans are primates. Does no one remember the memes comparing W to chimpanzees?


16 posted on 09/05/2021 4:32:24 AM PDT by newzjunkey (“We Did It Joe!” - The Taliban /s)
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To: RummyChick
We did NOT evolve from monkeys!!

GOD MADE US IN HIS IMAGE!

Don't buy that leftist crap.

17 posted on 09/05/2021 4:37:59 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: rlbedfor

Archbishops are primates too. Lol.


18 posted on 09/05/2021 4:43:21 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Cornpop was a good dude.)
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To: Kozak

LOL.


19 posted on 09/05/2021 4:45:58 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: 11th_VA

“Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.”


20 posted on 09/05/2021 5:12:18 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Enough. Divide the country.. now. )
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