Meta blames hallucinations after its AI said Trump rally shooting didn’t happen

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 addresses AI hallucination as chatbot says Trump shooting didn’t happen

Meta "programmed it to simply not answer questions," but it did anyway.

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.”

Meta AI was asked about the Donald Trump shooting - it didn’t end well

‘Hallucinations’ have been blamed for its response 😨

Meta AI was asked about the Donald Trump shooting and it didn't end well

‘Hallucinations’ have been blamed for its response 😨

Meta explains why its AI claimed Trump's assassination attempt didn't happen

Meta has explained why its AI chatbot didn't want to respond to inquiries about the assassination attempt on Trump and then, in some cases, denied that the event took place.