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Published 3 years ago

Facebook mistakenly labels black men 'primates'

Summary by Ground News
Facebook users who watched a year-old tabloid video featuring Black men were shown an auto-generated prompt asking if they would like to ‘keep seeing videos about Primates’ The Daily Mail’s video in question – titled ‘White man calls cops on Black men at marina’ – made no mention of primates or monkeys. Former Facebook content design manager, Darci Groves called on Facebook to fix the egregious matter.

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Times of IndiaTimes of India

Facebook apologizes after AI puts ‘Primates’ label on video of black men

Facebook users who recently watched a video from a British tabloid featuring Black men saw an automated prompt from the social network that asked if they would like to “keep seeing videos about Primates,” causing the company to investigate and disable the artificial intelligence-powered feature that pushed the message.

3 years ago·India
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News18 IndiaNews18 India

Facebook Sorry For 'Primates' Label On Video Of Black Men

NEW YORK: Facebook has apologized for putting a primates” label on a video of Black men, according to a report in the New York Times.

3 years ago·India
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The HinduThe Hindu

Facebook mistakenly labels Black men ‘primates’

Facial recognition software has been criticised by civil rights advocates who point out problems with accuracy, particularly when it comes to people who are not white.

3 years ago·India
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NDTVNDTV

"Clearly Unacceptable Error": Facebook After Labeling Black Men "Primates"

Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India
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Associated Press NewsAssociated Press News

Facebook sorry for 'primates' label on video of Black men

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates" label on a video of Black men, according to a report in the New York Times.

3 years ago·United States
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USA TodayUSA Today

Facebook apologizes after mislabeling video of Black men as 'primates'

Facebook apologized after it mislabeled a video of Black men “primates,” the latest racial gaffe by AI systems that are used to automate features.

3 years ago·United States
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