Meta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happen
- Meta Platforms Inc. has faced criticism for its AI assistant falsely denying an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
- Joel Kaplan addressed the issue in a blog post, calling the AI’s responses “unfortunate” and labeling the errors as “hallucinations.”
- Kaplan confirmed that Meta has updated responses about the incident but acknowledged the need for quicker action.
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Donald Trump assassination attempt image: Meta calls it 'hallucination'. Blames it on AI. Really? Details here
Joel Kaplan, VP Global Policy Tuesday apologized to the people and explained that these types of responses are referred to as hallucinations. Elaborating on the error and the technology behind it, he said that it is an industry-wide issue that can be seen across all generative AI systems.
Meta's AI claimed the Trump assassination attempt didn't happen. The company is blaming 'hallucinations.'
For weeks, Meta's AI chatbot refused to answer questions about the assassination attempt against Trump but once it started, in some instances, the bot claimed the shooting didn't happen.Business InsiderMeta's AI chatbot was initially programmed to not answer questions about the assassination attempt against Trump, the company said.After Meta updated the bot to give a response, in some instances, it claimed the shooting didn't happen.The incident…
Meta Claims Its AI was 'Hallucinating' when It Covered Up Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
Meta’s AI assistant and Google’s search autocomplete feature have come under scrutiny for providing inaccurate information related to the recent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. While Google claims it is trying to improve its feature, Meta has a different excuse for covering up the assassination attempt — its AI was “hallucinating.”
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