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ObjectId(62a045b0d1bc84a9cc93ad7a)

[1730]

["ezemvelo-kzn-wildlife"]

["unknown"]

["rhinos-in-conservation"]

AI cameras installed by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife failed to detect poachers when four dehorned rhino carcasses were found.

Poachers Evaded AI Cameras and Killed Four Rhinos

failed

poachers

bias, content, false

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["uipath"]

["people-with-disabilities"]

People with disabilities were allegedly disproportionately targeted by a benefit fraud detection algorithm which the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions was urged to disclose.

Opaque Fraud Detection Algorithm by the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions Allegedly Discriminated against People with Disabilities

fraud

disabilities

bias, content, false

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["lockport-city-school-district"]

["sn-technologies"]

["black-students"]

SN Technologies allegedly misled Lockport City Schools about the performance of its AEGIS face and weapons detection systems, downplaying error rates for Black faces and weapon misidentification.

SN Technologies Reportedly Lied to a New York State School District about Its Facial and Weapon Detection Systems’ Performance

error rates

error rates

bias, content, false

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[1723]

["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["facebook-content-moderators"]

Content moderators and employees at Facebook demand better working conditions, as automated content moderation system allegedly failed to achieve sufficient performance and exposed human reviewers to psychologically hazardous content such as graphic violence and child abuse.

Facebook Content Moderators Demand Better Working Conditions Due to Allegedly Inadequate AI Content Moderation

graphic violence

hazardous content

bias, content, false

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["estee-lauder"]

["hirevue"]

["pseudonymous-estee-lauder's-former-staff"]

Three make-up artists lost their positions following an algorithmically-assessed video interview by HireVue who reportedly failed to provide adequate explanation of the findings.

Three Make-Up Artists Lost Jobs Following Black-Box Automated Decision by HireVue

their positions

findings

bias, content, false

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["evolver"]

["evolver"]

["fair-visitors"]

At the 18th China Hi-Tech Fair, a robot suddenly smashed through a glass booth and injured a visitor, after a staff member reportedly mistakenly pressed a button, causing it to reverse and accelerate.

Robot at a Chinese Tech Fair Smashed a Glass Booth, Injuring a Visitor

a button

button

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["tesla-drivers"]

In late 2021, Tesla owners’ complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about sudden unexpected automatic braking rapidly increased, coinciding with when radar was no longer equipped in its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

Tesla Phantom Braking Complaints Surged, Allegedly Linked to Tesla Vision Rollout

about sudden unexpected automatic braking

complaints

bias, content, false

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["xpeng-motors"]

["unknown"]

["xpeng-motors-customers"]

The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) firm XPeng Motors was fined by local market regulators for illegally collecting in-store customers’ facial images without their consent for six months.

XPeng Motors Fined For Illegal Collection of Consumers’ Faces Using Facial Recognition Cameras

their consent

ev

bias, content, false

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[1620]

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["target","target-customers"]

Alerts about a Target data breach were ignored by Minneapolis Target’s staff reportedly due to them being included with many other potential false alerts, and due to some of the company’s network infiltration alerting systems being off to reduce such false alerts, causing private data theft for millions of customers.

Excessive Automated Monitoring Alerts Ignored by Staff, Resulting in Private Data Theft of Seventy Million Target Customers

such false alerts

such false alerts

bias, content, false

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["pakistan-national-database-and-registration-authority"]

["pakistan-national-database-and-registration-authority"]

["pakistani-citizens"]

When the leader of the Afghan Taliban was found possessing a valid ID card in the Pakistani national biometric identification database system, Pakistan launch a national re-verification campaign that is linked to numerous changes in recognition status and loss of services.

Compromise of National Biometric ID Card System Leads to Reverification and Change of Status

numerous changes

recognition status

bias, content, false

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["boston-dynamics"]

["honolulu-homeless-people"]

Honolulu Police Department spent federal pandemic relief funds on a robot dog to take body temperatures and patrol a homeless quarantine encampment which local civil rights advocates criticized as dehumanizing.

Hawaii Police Deployed Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment

body temperatures

robot dog

bias, content, false

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["taxis-g7"]

["tesla"]

["pedestrians"]

In Paris, about 20 people were injured in an accident involving a Tesla Model 3 taxi cab which was reportedly caused by a sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) episode and braking issues.

A Tesla Taxi Cab Involved in an Accident in Paris with Twenty Injuries

an accident

accident

bias, content, false

ObjectId(6285d69123ec6cb0db5c574a)

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["ai-addict"]

["tesla"]

["john-bernal","san-jose-public"]

A YouTuber who was a Tesla’s employee conducted an on-road review of Tesla's Full Self Driving (FSD) Beta, showing its navigation in various road environments in San Jose and collision with a bollards during Autopilot, allegedly causing his dismissal from the company.

YouTuber Tested Tesla on Self Driving Mode, Colliding with Street Pylons

his dismissal

fsd

bias, content, false

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["tiktok"]

["tiktok"]

["tiktok-users","tiktok-new-users"]

An investigation by NewsGuard into TikTok’s handling of content related to the Russia-Ukraine war showed its “For You” algorithm pushing new users towards false and misleading content about the war within less than an hour of signing up.

TikTok's "For You" Algorithm Directed New Users towards Disinformation about the War in Ukraine

false and misleading content

misleading content

bias, content, false

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["unknown"]

["ukrainian-social-media-users"]

According to security reports by Meta, fictitious personas with GAN-generated profile pictures were used by people operating in Russia and Ukraine to push a disinformation campaign targeting Ukrainian social media users, and were taken down.

AI-Generated Profiles Used in Disinformation Campaign Targeting Ukrainians

a disinformation campaign

fictitious personas

bias, content, false

ObjectId(629f165a47b12f3b70c05fa4)

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["delivery-truck","pedestrians","tesla-drivers"]

On a highway in Taiwan, a Tesla Sedan, reportedly operating on Autopilot mode, crashed into a large overturned truck, barely missing a pedestrian.

Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into Flipped Truck on Taiwan Highway

a highway

highway

bias, content, false

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["facebook-users"]

Facebook's internal report showed an at-least six-month long alleged software bug that caused moderator-flagged posts and other harmful content to evade down-ranking filters, leading to surges of misinformation on users' News Feed.

Facebook Internally Reported Failure of Ranking Algorithm, Exposing Harmful Content to Viewers over Months

other harmful content

software bug

bias, content, false

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["ever-ai"]

["ever-ai"]

["ever-ai-users"]

Ever AI, now Paravision AI, allegedly failed to inform customers about the development and use of facial recognition that facilitates the sale of customers’ data to various businesses, a business model that critics said was an egregious violation of privacy.

Ever AI Reportedly Deceived Customers about FRT Use in App

an egregious violation

ai

bias, content, false

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["bharatiya-janata-yuva-morcha"]

["persistent-systems"]

["indian-voters","indian-social-media-users","indian-women-journalists"]

The Indian political social media app Tek Fog allegedly allowed operatives affiliated with the ruling political party to hijack social media trends and manipulate public opinion on other apps such as Twitter and WhatsApp, which opposition parties denounced as a national security threat.

Indian Political App Tek Fog Allegedly Hijacked Trends and Manipulated Public Opinion on Other Social Media Platforms

Tek Fog

whatsapp

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a7205b15d14c6d6ceba1a5)

[1756]

["ping-an"]

["ping-an"]

["ping-an-customers","chinese-minority-groups"]

Customers’ untrustworthiness and unprofitability were reportedly determined by Ping An, a large insurance company in China, via facial-recognition measurements of micro-expressions and body-mass indices (BMI), which critics argue was likely to make mistakes, discriminate against certain ethnic groups, and undermine its own industry.

Chinese Insurer Ping An Employed Facial Recognition to Determine Customers’ Untrustworthiness, Which Critics Alleged to Likely Make Errors and Discriminate

Customers’ untrustworthiness

untrustworthiness

bias, content, false

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["waze"]

["waze"]

["tourists","waze-users"]

The tourists driving through Vermont blamed Waze for directing them into a boat launch in Lake Champlain, prompting the vehicle to slide into the water by the time the drivers realized their location in the dark and foggy weather.

Waze App Allegedly Caused Tourists’ Car to End up in Lake Champlain, Vermont

the time

waze

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a19d1f6a8a811a6084ea37)

[1735]

["satria-technologies"]

["openai"]

["thoughts-users","twitter-users"]

Tweets created by Thoughts, a tweet generation app that leverages OpenAI’s GPT-3, allegedly exhibited toxicity when given prompts related to minority groups.

Thoughts App Allegedly Created Toxic Tweets

minority groups

toxicity

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a1a65fae26c04e23c48fcd)

[1737]

["hive-box"]

["hive-box"]

["hive-box-customers"]

Facial-recognition locks by Hive Box, an express delivery locker company in China, were easily opened by a group of fourth-graders in a science-club demo using only a printed photo of the intended recipient’s face, leaving contents vulnerable to theft.

Hive Box Facial-Recognition Locks Hacked by Fourth Graders Using Intended Recipient’s Facial Photo

a group

theft

bias, content, false

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["youtube"]

["youtube"]

["youtube-users","youtube-content-creators"]

YouTube’s thumbnail monitoring system was allegedly evaded by content farms such as ones in Cambodia who spike viewership and generate ad revenue using bestiality-themed thumbnails.

Content Using Bestiality Thumbnails Allegedly Evaded YouTube’s Thumbnail Monitoring System

evaded

thumbnails

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a1ab6756a7be53bb9096a4)

[1738]

["wechat-pay"]

["wechat"]

["wechat-pay-users"]

In China, fraudsters bypassed facial-recognition security for online financial transactions on WeChat Pay by crafting identity-verification GIFs of victims from their selfies on WeChat Moments, a social media platform.

WeChat Pay's Facial Recognition Security Evaded by Scammers Using Victims’ Social Media Content

WeChat Pay

wechat moments

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a98ef2cfb6a09201e5595e)

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["intensive-partnerships-for-effective-teaching"]

["intensive-partnerships-for-effective-teaching"]

["students","low-income-minority-students","teachers"]

Gates-Foundation-funded Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching Initiative’s algorithmic program to assess teacher performance reportedly failed to achieve its goals for student outcomes, particularly for minority students, and was criticized for potentially causing harm against teachers.

Algorithmic Teacher Evaluation Program Failed Student Outcome Goals and Allegedly Caused Harm Against Teachers

its goals

teacher performance

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a1b2ba9b0df3a9e564faf2)

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["ibm-watson-health"]

["oncologists","cancer-patients"]

Internal documents from IBM Watson Health showed negative assessments from customers such as Florida’s Jupiter Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering criticizing its Watson for Oncology product for allegedly unsafe and incorrect cancer treatment recommendations.

IBM Watson for Oncology Criticized by Customers for Allegedly Unsafe and Inaccurate Cancer Treatment Recommendations

negative assessments

negative assessments

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["yoshihiro-umeda","pedestrians","tesla-drivers"]

A Tesla Model X operated on Autopilot reportedly failed to recognize the parked motorcycles, pedestrians, and van in its path in Kanagawa, Japan, and ran over a motorcyclist who previously stopped when a member of his motorcyclist group was involved in an accident.

Tesla Model X on Autopilot Missed Parked Vehicles and Pedestrians, Killing Motorcyclist in Japan

an accident

autopilot

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62de08794ad8b68d9e3be1ad)

[1775]

["chakan-plant-of-automotive-stampings-and-assemblies"]

["unknown"]

["umesh-ramesh-dhake"]

A sensor snag resulted in an automotive parts factory robot falling on a factory worker in India

Manufacturing Robot Failure Caused Factory Worker's Death in India

A sensor snag

sensor snag

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62df75b523ef2c676c07d179)

[1783]

["aurora-police-department"]

["unknown"]

["the-gilliam-family"]

An automated plate reader reportedly matched a license plate information, but of a family’s minivan and an alleged motorcycle in Montana that was reportedly stolen earlier in the year, resulting in them and their children being held at gunpoint and detained in handcuffs by multiple Aurora police officers.

Colorado Police’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Matched a Family’s Minivan’s Plate to That of a Stolen Vehicle Allegedly, Resulting in Detainment at Gunpoint

the year

alleged motorcycle

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a70f6215d14c6d6ce9e579)

[1753]

["tumblr"]

["tumblr"]

["tumblr-content-creators","tumblr-users"]

Tumblr’s automated tools to identify adult content were reported to have incorrectly flagged inoffensive images as explicit, following its announcement to ban all adult content on the platform.

Tumblr Automated Pornography-Detecting Algorithms Erroneously Flagged Inoffensive Images as Explicit

inoffensive images

platform

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a6d8341cea23c4caf855ce)

[1748]

["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["jeremy-beren-banner","tesla-users"]

In Florida, a Model 3 Tesla on Autopilot mode crashed into a tractor-trailer truck, killing the 50-year-old driver.

Model 3 Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into a Truck in Florida, Killing Driver

Autopilot mode

autopilot mode

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62df76e9a6f43c979e242859)

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["prairie-village-police-department"]

["unknown"]

["mark-molner"]

An automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera misread a 7 as a 2 and incorrectly alerted the local police about a stolen Oldsmobile car, which was allegedly not able to be verified by an officer before a traffic stop was effected on a BMW in Kansas City suburb.

Misreading of an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Unverified by Police, Resulting in Traffic Stop in Missouri

a traffic stop

camera misread

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a6c8ed1b7b69ce98ebe04c)

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["apple"]

["apple"]

["tourists","apple-maps-users"]

Near Los Angeles, Apple Maps allegedly directed a couple on a ski trip in the mountains toward into an unconventional route out of town, where the drivers found themselves lost and stuck on an unpaved road in the snow.

Apple Maps Allegedly Directed Ski Trip Couple Onto Unpaved Road in the Mountains

an unconventional route

unconventional route

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["gao-yaning","tesla-drivers"]

A Tesla Model S collided with and killed a road sweeper on a highway near Handan, China, an accident where Tesla previously said it was not able to determine whether Autopilot was operating at the time of the crash.

A Tesla Crashed into and Killed a Road Sweeper on a Highway in China

the crash

crash

year, risk, crash

ObjectId(62df765656418e2a5bdd7c06)

[1784]

["san-francisco-police-department"]

["unknown"]

["denise-green"]

In San Francisco, an automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera misread a number as belonging to a stolen vehicle having the wrong make, but its photo was not visually confirmed by the police due to poor quality and allegedly despite multiple chances prior to making a traffic stop, causing an innocent person to be pulled over at gunpoint and restrained in handcuffed.

Unverified Misreading by Automated Plate Reader Led to Traffic Stop and Restraint of an Innocent Person at Gunpoint in California

the wrong make

poor quality

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e0aad0a6f43c979e3e6e1b)

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["contra-costa-county-sheriff"]

["vigilant-solutions"]

["brian-hofer"]

In Oakland, a previously stolen rental car that was returned but allegedly not updated in the police database was pinged by an automated license plate reader (ALPR) camera, leading to police’s wrongful detainment of an innocent person reportedly using excessive force and improper conduct.

Automated License Plate Camera Notified Police about a Previously Stolen Rental Car that was Returned, Causing an Innocent Person to be Detained at Gunpoint in California

improper conduct

wrongful detainment

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a725b6a147e7dbd3894c5d)

[1757]

["scammers"]

["unknown"]

["email-users"]

GAN faces were allegedly used by scammers alongside a parked domain and a fake website to impersonate a Boston law firm.

AI-Generated Faces Used by Scammers to Pose as a Law Firm in Boston

a fake website

scammers

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a717230927356849c4d5df)

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["waze"]

["waze"]

["los-gatos-residents"]

Waze app was blamed by Los Gatos town residents for contributing to high wildfire hazard risk via allegedly routing weekend beach-going drivers through their neighborhoods, effectively choking off their single escape route in the event of a medical emergency or wildfire.

Waze Allegedly Frequently Routed Drivers through the Town of Los Gatos, Blocking Its Single Wildfire Escape Route

their single escape route

waze app

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a8e5811afd5f65688b4c58)

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["oregon-department-of-human-services"]

["oregon-department-of-human-services"]

["children-of-minority-groups","families-of-minority-groups"]

Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) stopped using its Safety at Screening Tool, that is aimed to predict the risk that children wind up in foster care or be investigated in the future, and opted for a new process allegedly to reduce disparities and improve racially equitable decision-making.

Oregon’s Screening Tool for Child Abuse Cases Discontinued Following Concerns of Racial Bias

the risk

dhs

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62a31418ae26c04e232cbb19)

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["waze"]

["waze"]

["sherman-oaks-residents","waze-users","los-angeles-city-government"]

For years, Waze has, in an attempt to cut travel times, allegedly caused more traffic and guided drivers to make unsafe and often un-permitted traffic decisions, which was described by a Los Angeles city council member as a threat to public safety.

Waze Allegedly Clogged Streets and Directed Drivers to Make Unsafe Traffic Decisions

a threat

waze

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62de06966bb8effab3aa069d)

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["unknown"]

["child-named-christopher"]

A chess robot at a tournament in Russia broke the finger of a child who reached onto the board before the robot had completed its move

Chess-Playing Robot Broke Child's Finger in Russia

its move

board

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62b65a72b7a838d899c3005c)

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["github","programmers"]

["github"]

["intellectual-property-rights-holders"]

Users of GitHub Copilot can produce source code subject to license requirements without attributing and licensing the code to the rights holder.

GitHub Copilot, Copyright Infringement and Open Source Licensing

the code

code

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62df67d35939a0bbe4e9d758)

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["unknown"]

["unknown"]

["twitter","twitter-users","twitter-users-participating-in-covid-19-discussions"]

Bots by anonymous actors were found by researchers to make up roughly half of Twitter accounts participating in COVID-19 discussions, many of which posted tweets about “reopening America“.

Bots Allegedly Made up Roughly Half of Twitter Accounts in Discussions Surrounding COVID-19 Related Issues

roughly half

bots

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62ea330f50582f2a6babdf2b)

[1851]

["apple"]

["apple"]

["renren","buding-movie-tickets","yi-xia","dangdang","chinese-startups","chinese-companies"]

Following Apple’s changes in ranking algorithm in its iTunes App Store, apps by allegedly reputable companies and local startups in China experienced significant drops in ranking order.

Apple Tweaked App Store Ranking Algorithms, Allegedly Resulted in Demotion of Local Apps in China

significant drops

ranking order

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62ee0aa455716343a47d06a5)

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["landon-embry","motorcyclists","tesla-drivers"]

A Tesla Model 3 operating on Autopilot mode slammed into the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on an interstate in Utah, throwing the rider from the bike and killing him instantly.

Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah

the back

rider

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62ea2d14e98668f51871cdfa)

[1849,1929]

["facebook","twitter","youtube"]

["facebook","twitter","youtube"]

["international-criminal-court-investigators","international-court-of-justice-investigators","investigative-journalists","criminal-investigators","victims-of-crimes-documented-on-social-media"]

Automated permanent removal of violating social media content such as terrorism, violent extremism, and hate speech without archival allegedly prevented its potential use to investigate serious crimes and hamper criminal accountability efforts.

Permanent Removal of Social Media Content via Automated Tools Allegedly Prevented Investigative Efforts

violent extremism

permanent removal

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e0b35fd1725b4ba7c3444a)

[1794,2384]

["amazon"]

["amazon"]

["small-businesses-on-amazon","amazon-customers"]

Amazon tweaked product-search algorithm to boost and guide customers towards more profitable in-house products instead of showing mainly most-relevant and best-selling listings, which its internal engineers and lawyers alleged to violate company’s best-for-customer principle.

Amazon Allegedly Tweaked Search Algorithm to Boost Its Own Products

its internal engineers

listings

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62f2040555716343a41ffb47)

[1856]

["faceapp"]

["faceapp"]

["faceapp-non-binary-presenting-users","faceapp-transgender-users","faceapp-users"]

FaceApp’s algorithm was reported by a user to have predicted different genders for two mostly identical facial photos with only a slight difference in eyebrow thickness.

FaceApp Predicted Different Genders for Similar User Photos with Slight Variations

different genders

different genders

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e78c54929b426d214e30ed)

[1822,1842]

["yannic-kilcher"]

["yannic-kilcher"]

["internet-social-platform-users"]

A YouTuber built GPT-4chan, a model based on OpenAI’s GPT-J and trained on posts containing racism, misogyny, and antisemitism collected from 4chan’s “politically incorrect” board, which he made publicly available, and deployed as multiple bots posting thousands of messages on the same 4chan board as a prank.

YouTuber Built, Made Publicly Available, and Released Model Trained on Toxic 4chan Posts as Prank

a prank

prank

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e51c32981a526a00e7e1b2)

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["chicago-police-department"]

["shotspotter"]

["michael-williams"]

ShotSpotter audios were previously admitted to convict an innocent Black man in a murder case in Chicago, resulted in his nearly-one-year-long arrest before being dismissed by prosecutors as insufficient evidence.

Unreliable ShotSpotter Audio Previously Used to Convict Chicago Man in Murder Case

insufficient evidence

murder case

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62ea182550582f2a6ba7f130)

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["replika"]

["replika"]

["replika-users","replika-male-users","replika"]

Replika's AI-powered "digital companions" was allegedly abused by their users, who posted on Reddit abusive behaviors and interactions such as using slurs, roleplaying violent acts, and stimulating sexual abuse.

Replika's "AI Companions" Reportedly Abused by Its Users

sexual abuse

abusive behaviors

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e0c365a6f43c979e413e86)

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["cruise"]

["cruise"]

["san-francisco-traffic-participants","san-francisco-public"]

Cruise’s autonomous vehicles were shown on video stopping in the middle of the road and causing blockages in San Francisco, as they were disabled allegedly due to lost connection to their company’s server.

Cruise's Self-Driving Cars Allegedly Lost Connection to Their Server, Causing Traffic Blockages in San Francisco

lost connection

video stopping

bias, content, false

ObjectId(62e0ad4dd1725b4ba7c29784)

[1791,1792]

["chinese-government"]

["chinese-government"]

["uyghur-people","turkic-muslim-ethnic-groups"]

A suite of AI-powered digital surveillance systems involving facial recognition and analysis of biometric data were deployed by the Chinese government in Xinjiang to monitor and discriminate local Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims.

Government Deployed Extreme Surveillance Technologies to Monitor and Target Muslim Minorities in Xinjiang

facial recognition

facial recognition

system, recognition, facial

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["google"]

["google"]

["google-photos-users-residing-in-illinois","google-photos-users","illinois-residents"]

A class-action lawsuit alleged Google failing to provide notice, obtain informed written consent, or publish data retention policies about the collection, storage, and analysis of its face-grouping feature in Google Photos, which violated Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Google’s Face Grouping Allegedly Collected and Analyzed Users’ Facial Structure without Consent, Violated BIPA

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action lawsuit

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A car stop resulting in a DUI arrest of its driver was allegedly based solely on a ShotSpotter alert, the reliability of which came into question by public defenders, who subpoenaed the company to assess its gunshot alert system.

DUI Arrest Case Allegedly Based Only on ShotSpotter's Alert

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car stop

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["unnamed-property-owner"]

A home value generated by a black-box algorithm was reportedly defended by the Castricum court, which was criticized by a legal specialist for setting a dangerous precedent for accepting black-box algorithms as long as their results appear reasonable.

Dutch City Court Defended Home Value Generated by Black-Box Algorithm

a dangerous precedent

dangerous precedent

bias, content, false

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["the-good-guys-customers","kmart-customers","bunnings-customers"]

Major Australian retailers reportedly analyzed in-store footage to capture facial features of their customers without consent, which was criticized by consumer groups as creepy and invasive.

Australian Retailers Reportedly Captured Face Prints of Their Customers without Consent

facial features

facial features

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["virginia-department-of-criminal-justice-services"]

["virginia-convicted-felons","virginia-black-offenders","virginia-young-offenders"]

Virginia courts’ use of algorithmic predictions of future offending risks were found by researchers failing to reduce incarceration rates, showed racial and age disparities in risk scores and its application, and neither exacerbated or ameliorated historical racial differences in sentencing.

Virginia Courts’ Algorithmic Recidivism Risk Assessment Failed to Lower Incarceration Rates

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historical racial differences

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["social-media-users","instagram-users","facebook-users"]

Face-matching algorithm by Clearview AI was built using scraped images from social media sites such as Instagram and Facebook without user consent, violating social media site policies, and allegedly privacy regulations.

Clearview AI Algorithm Built on Photos Scraped from Social Media Profiles without Consent

scraped images

clearview ai

bias, content, false

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["shotspotter"]

["neighborhoods-of-color","brown-communities","black-communities","adam-toledo"]

Police departments disproportionately placed ShotSpotter sensors in black and brown neighborhoods, which is denounced by communities for allegedly creating dangerous situations, such as one involving in Adam Toledo's death.

Police Reportedly Deployed ShotSpotter Sensors Disproportionately in Neighborhoods of Color

dangerous situations

dangerous situations

bias, content, false

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["speedcam-anywhere"]

["uk-drivers"]

Speedcam Anywhere, an app allowing users to document and report traffic violations via AI-based videographic speed estimation of a vehicle, raised concerns for UK drivers about its capabilities for surveillance and abuse.

AI-Based Vehicle Speed Estimation App Denounced by UK Drivers as Surveillance Technology

its capabilities

speedcam

bias, content, false

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["us-schools","us-students"]

Axon Enterprise considered development of remotely operated drones capable of tasering at a target a short distance away as a defense mechanism for mass shootings, despite its internal AI ethics board’s previous objection and condemnation as dangerous and fantastical.

Remotely Operated Taser-Armed Drones Proposed by Taser Manufacturer as Defense for School Shootings in the US

a target

target

bias, content, false

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["grab"]

["grab"]

["non-tpi-registered-grab-drivers","grab-drivers-in-indonesia","grab-drivers"]

Grab Indonesia was fined by the Indonesian Competition Commission (KPPU) for unfairly favoring drivers who rented cars via the Grab-affiliated company Teknologi Pengangkutan Indonesia (TPI), including offering more rides via their matchmaking algorithm.

Grab Tweaked Matchmaking Algorithm, Providing Preferential Treatment to Drivers Registered with Affiliated Car Rental Service

more rides

grab

bias, content, false

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["us-department-of-homeland-security","us-citizenship-and-immigration-services"]

["us-citizenship-and-immigration-services"]

["us-naturalized-citizens","us-immigrants","us-citizenship-applicants","us-immigration-applicants"]

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s ATLAS software used in vetting immigration requests was condemned by advocacy groups as a threat to naturalized citizens for its secretive algorithmic decision-making, reliance on poor quality data and unknown sources, and alleged discrimination of immigrants using biometric and sensitive information.

US DHS’s Opaque Vetting Software Allegedly Relied on Poor-Quality Data and Discriminated against Immigrants

alleged discrimination

uscis

bias, content, false

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["society-for-the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals"]

["knightscope"]

["san-francisco-homeless-people"]

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) deployed a Knightscope robot to autonomously patrol the area outside its office and ward off homeless people, which was criticized by residents as a tool of intimidation and ordered by the city of San Francisco to stop its use on a public right-of-way.

Robot Deployed by Animal Shelter to Patrol Sidewalks outside Its Office, Warding off Homeless People in San Francisco

its use

cruelty

bias, content, false

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["boris-dayma"]

["boris-dayma","suraj-patil","pedro-cuenca","khalid-saifullah","tanishq-abraham","phuc-le-khac","luke-melas","ritobrata-ghosh"]

["minority-groups","underrepresented-groups"]

Publicly deployed open-source model DALL-E Mini was acknowledged by its developers and found by its users to have produced images which reinforced racial and gender biases.

DALL-E Mini Reportedly Reinforced or Exacerbated Societal Biases in Its Outputs as Gender and Racial Stereotypes

racial and gender biases

gender biases

bias, content, false

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["youtube"]

["youtube"]

["youtube-young-male-users","youtube-male-users","caleb-cain"]

YouTube’s personalization and recommendation algorithms were alleged to have pushed and exposed its young male users to political extremism and misinformation, driving them towards far-right ideologies such as neo-Nazism and white supremacy.

YouTube Recommendations Implicated in Political Radicalization of User

political extremism

personalization

bias, content, false

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["uber-eats"]

["uber-eats"]

["pa-edrissa-manjang","uber-eats-black-delivery-drivers"]

A lawsuit by a former Uber Eats delivery driver alleged the company to have wrongfully dismissed him due to frequent false mismatches of his verification selfies, and discriminated against him via excessive verification checks.

Black Uber Eats Driver Allegedly Subjected to Excessive Photo Checks and Dismissed via FRT Results

A lawsuit

lawsuit

bias, content, false

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["meta"]

["meta"]

["jewish-people","blenderbot-3-users"]

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.

Meta’s BlenderBot 3 Chatbot Demo Made Offensive Antisemitic Comments

offensive and inconsistent remarks

inconsistent remarks

bias, content, false

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["facebook-users-sharing-photo-evidence-of-slavery","facebook-users"]

Facebook’s automated content moderation was acknowledged by a company spokesperson to have erroneously censored and banned Australian users from posting an article containing a 1890s photo of Aboriginal men in chains over nudity as historical evidence of slavery in Australia.

Facebook’s Moderation Algorithm Banned Users for Historical Evidence of Slavery

an article

article

bias, content, false

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["google"]

["google"]

["google-lens-users"]

A book title by Korea’s first minister of culture was mistranslated into an offensive phrase by Google Lens’s camera-based translation feature allegedly due to its training on internet communications and a lack of context.

Google Lens’s Camera-Based Translation Feature Provided an Offensive Mistranslation of a Book Title in Korean

a lack

offensive phrase

bias, content, false

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["amazon"]

["amazon"]

["amazon-users"]

Amazon’s “Amazon’s Choice” algorithm recommended poor-quality defective products and were reportedly susceptible to manipulation by inauthentic reviews.

“Amazon’s Choice” Algorithm Failed to Recommend Functional Products and Prone to Review Manipulation

inauthentic reviews

inauthentic reviews

bias, content, false

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["masayuki-nakamoto"]

["unknown"]

["japanese-pornographic-actors"]

A man allegedly unblurred, using deepfake technology, pixelated pornographic images and videos of pornographic actors, which violated Japan’s obscenity law requiring images of genitalia to be obscured.

Japanese Porn Depixelated by Man using Deepfake

pixelated pornographic images

pornographic images

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["laguna-beach-police-department"]

A Tesla sedan on Autopilot mode collided with a parked Laguna Beach Police Department car, resulting in minor injuries for its driver in Laguna Beach, California.

Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into Parked Police Car in California

its driver

autopilot mode

bias, content, false

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["cruise"]

["cruise"]

["cruise-passengers","toyota-prius-passengers"]

A Cruise autonomous vehicle was involved in a crash at an intersection in San Francisco when making a left turn in front of a Toyota Prius traveling in an opposite direction, which caused occupants in both cars to sustain injuries.

Cruise’s Self-Driving Car Involved in a Multiple-Injury Collision at an San Francisco Intersection

a crash

crash

year, risk, crash

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["olivia-solon","olivia-solon's-facebook-connections"]

An Instagram user’s image containing violent content was reportedly used as advertisement on Facebook allegedly via automated means.

Offensive Instagram User Content Displayed as Facebook Ad

violent content

violent content

bias, content, false

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["spamouflage-dragon"]

["unknown"]

["facebook-users","twitter-users","youtube-users"]

A pro-China propaganda campaign deployed fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube using GAN-synthesized faces to share and post comments on its content to gain wider circulation.

Fake Accounts Using GAN Faces Deployed by Propaganda Campaign on Social Platforms

fake accounts

fake accounts

bias, content, false

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["waymo"]

["waymo"]

["waymo-passengers"]

A Waymo self-driving taxi car was shown on video stranded on a road in Arizona while carrying a passenger, suddenly drove away from the company's roadside assistance worker, and ended up being stuck farther down the road.

Waymo Self-Driving Taxi Behaved Unexpectedly, Driving away from Support Crew

a road

waymo self

bias, content, false

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["serve-robotics"]

["serve-robotics"]

["police-investigators"]

A Serve Robotics delivery robot was shown on video rolling through a crime scene blocked off by police tape.

Delivery Robot Rolled Through Crime Scene

video rolling

video

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["california-department-of-motor-vehicles","tesla-customers","california-residents"]

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technologies, alleging the company to have made untrue or misleading claims with marketing language about the capabilities of its products.

Tesla Allegedly Misled Customers about Autopilot and FSD Capabilities

false advertising

false advertising

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["you-you-xue","tesla-drivers"]

Autopilot was alleged by its Tesla Model 3 driver to have unexpectedly malfunctioned, veering right without warning and crashing into a road divider near Thessaloniki, Greece, which resulted in damages to its wheel and door but no injury to the driver.

Tesla Autopilot Allegedly Malfunctioned in a Non-Fatal Collision in Greece

its wheel

injury

bias, content, false

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["coffee-meets-bagel"]

["coffee-meets-bagel-users-having-no-ethnicity-preference","coffee-meets-bagel-users"]

Users selecting “no preference” were shown by Coffee Meets Bagels’s matching algorithm more potential matches with the same ethnicity, which was acknowledged and justified by its founder as a means to maximize connection rate without sufficient user information.

Coffee Meets Bagel’s Algorithm Reported by Users Disproportionately Showing Them Matches of Their Own Ethnicities Despite Selecting “No Preference”

no preference

preference

bias, content, false

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["none"]

["openai","nabla"]

["nabla-customers"]

The French digital care company, Nabla, in researching GPT-3’s capabilities for medical documentation, diagnosis support, and treatment recommendation, found its inconsistency and lack of scientific and medical expertise unviable and risky in healthcare applications. This incident has been downgraded to an issue as it does not meet current ingestion criteria.

OpenAI’s GPT-3 Reported as Unviable in Medical Tasks by Healthcare Firm

its inconsistency

nabla

bias, content, false

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New York Police Department (NYPD)’s facial recognition system falsely connected a Black teenager to a series of thefts at Apple stores, which resulted in his wrongful attempted arrest.

Wrongful Attempted Arrest for Apple Store Thefts Due to NYPD’s Facial Misidentification

a series

thefts

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["tesla-drivers","culver-city-fire-department"]

A Tesla Model S operating on Autopilot mode crashed into the back of a parked fire truck on a freeway in Culver City, California in a non-fatal collision.

Tesla on Autopilot Collided with Parked Fire Truck on California Freeway

the back

back

bias, content, false

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["facebook-users-having-posts-about-painful-events","facebook-users"]

Facebook’s “Year in Review” algorithm which compiled content in users’ past year as highlights inadvertently showed painful and unwanted memories to users, including death of family member.

Facebook Automated Year-in-Review Highlights Showed Users Painful Memories

painful and unwanted memories

death

bias, content, false

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["uk-visas-and-immigration"]

["uk-visas-and-immigration","uk-home-office"]

["uk-visa-applicants-from-some-countries"]

UK Home Office's algorithm to assess visa application risks explicitly considered nationality, allegedly caused candidates to face more scrutiny and discrimination.

UK Visa Streamline Algorithm Allegedly Discriminated Based on Nationality

more scrutiny

discrimination

bias, content, false

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["apple"]

["apple"]

["silicon-valley-traffic-participants","silicon-valley-residents"]

Apple’s autonomous cars were reported to have bumped into curbs and struggled to stay in their lanes after crossing intersections during an on-road test drives near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters.

Apple’s AVs Reportedly Struggled to Navigate Streets in Silicon Valley Test Drives

their lanes

curbs

bias, content, false

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["tiktok"]

["tiktok"]

["tiktok-male-teenager-users","tiktok-male-users","tiktok-teenage-users","tiktok-users","tiktok"]

TikTok’s “For You” algorithm allegedly boosted or was manipulated by an online personality to artificially boost his content which promotes extreme misogynistic views towards teenagers and men, despite breaking its rules.

TikTok's "For You" Algorithm Allegedly Abused by Online Personality to Promote Anti-Women Hate

extreme misogynistic views

extreme misogynistic views

bias, content, false

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["facebook-users"]

Facebook’s algorithmic recommendations reportedly continued showing advertisements for gun accessories and military gear, despite Facebook’s halt on weapons accessories ads following the US Capitol attack.

Facebook Recommended Military Gear Ads Despite Pause on Weapons Accessories Ads

Facebook’s halt

advertisements

bias, content, false

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["tesla"]

["tesla"]

["derrick-monet","jenna-monet","the-monets'-family"]

A Tesla on Autopilot mode failed to see a parked fire truck and crashed into its rear on an interstate in Indiana, causing the death of an Arizona woman.

Tesla on Autopilot Fatally Crashed into Parked Fire Truck in Indiana

the death

death

bias, content, false

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["google"]

["google"]

["black-women","black-people","google-users"]

Google Image search reportedly showed disparate results along racial lines, featuring almost exclusively white women for “professional hairstyles” and black women for “unprofessional hairstyles” prompts.

Google Image Showed Racially Biased Results for “Professional” Hairstyles

racial lines

racial lines

bias, content, false

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["honda"]

["honda"]

["honda-customers"]

Honda's Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS) allegedly caused accidents to consumers due to frequent instances of false obstacle detection.

Honda's CMBS False Positives Allegedly Caused Accidents to Customers

false obstacle detection

accidents

bias, content, false

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["nissan"]

["nissan"]

["nissan-drivers","traffic-participants"]

Nissan's Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) feature was reported in a series of complaints for false positives and abrupt braking behaviors, endangering car occupants and traffic participants.

Nissan's "Automatic Emergency Braking" False Positives Posed Traffic Risks to Drivers

false positives

complaints

bias, content, false

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["uber"]

["uber"]

["local-law-enforcement-officers"]

Uber developed a secret program "Greyball" which prevented known law enforcement officers in areas where its service violated regulations from receiving rides.

Uber Deployed Secret Program To Deny Local Authorities Rides

a secret program

greyball

bias, content, false

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["youtube"]

["youtube"]

["youtube-users","youtube-climate-skeptic-users"]

YouTube’s recommendation system and its focus on views and watched time were alleged by an advocacy group to have driven people towards climate denial and misinformation videos.

YouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Allegedly Promoted Climate Misinformation Content

its focus

misinformation videos

bias, content, false

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["smart-columbus"]

["easymile"]

["unnamed-woman-passenger"]

A self-driving shuttle deployed by Smart Columbus in Linden neighborhood unexpectedly stopped on the street, which caused a woman to fall onto the floor from her seat.

EasyMile Self-Driving Shuttle Unexpectedly Stopped Mid-Route, Injuring a Passenger

the floor

floor

bias, content, false

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["facebook"]

["facebook"]

["the-seed-company-by-e.w.-gaze","businesses-on-facebook"]

Facebook’s content moderation algorithm misidentified and removed a Canadian business’s advertisement containing a photo of onions as products of overtly sexual content, which was later reinstated after review.

Facebook’s Algorithm Mistook an Advertisement of Onions as Sexual Suggestive Content

overtly sexual content

sexual content

bias, content, false

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["bucheon-city-government"]

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["bucheon-citizens"]

Bucheon government’s use of facial recognition in analyzing CCTV footage, despite gaining wide public support, was scrutinized by privacy advocates and some lawmakers for collecting data without consent, and retaining and misusing data beyond pandemic needs.

Local South Korean Government’s Use of CCTV Footage Analysis via Facial Recognition to Track COVID Cases Raised Concerns about Privacy, Retention, and Potential Misuse

pandemic needs

misusing data

bias, content, false