US EditionMeta Apologizes After Auto-Translation Mistakenly Announces Indian State Chief Minister’s Death | News Channel 3-12
KARNATAKA, INDIA, JUL 17 – Karnataka's government urged Meta to halt Kannada auto-translation after errors misled users, with Meta apologizing and fixing the issue within a day, officials said.
- On July 16, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's condolence post on Facebook and Instagram was mistranslated by Meta's auto-translation tool to wrongly suggest he had died.
- The mistranslation occurred because Meta's Kannada-to-English translation system contains frequent errors, prompting Siddaramaiah's media advisor to email Meta requesting a suspension of the tool until accuracy improves.
- Meta acknowledged and apologized for the issue on Thursday, stating they fixed the inaccurate translation that briefly misrepresented the chief minister's post paying respects to actress B Saroja Devi.
- The email highlighted that the auto-translation often produced errors that could severely distort the intended message and called on Meta to collaborate with experts in the Kannada language to avoid damaging miscommunications in official statements.
- The incident highlights ongoing risks from faulty auto-translation tools in public messaging, emphasizing the need for responsible tech practices to protect trust and clarity in government communication.
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Translation tool incorrectly declares CM Siddaramaiah dead, Meta apologises
Bengaluru: Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook. On Tuesday, CM Siddaramaiah posted a condolence message in Kannada on Facebook and Instagram, condoling the death of Indian actress B. Saroja Devi. The Meta English translation of the message stated, “Chief Minister S…
Tech giant Meta has apologized and announced that it has fixed a problem in automatic translation that led to an error on one of its social networks, where the death of the Prime Minister of the Indian state of Karnataka was incorrectly announced.
Meta Apologises After Facebook's Auto-Translation Declared Siddaramaiah Dead
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
Meta apologizes after auto-translation mistakenly announces Indian state chief minister’s death
Tech giant Meta has apologized and said it has fixed an auto-translation issue that led one of its social media platforms to mistakenly announce the death of Indian politician Siddaramaiah.
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