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Racial bias observed in hate speech detection algorithm from Google

Understanding what makes something offensive or hurtful is difficult enough that many people can't figure it out, let alone AI systems. And people of color are frequently left out of AI training sets. So.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 14th, 2019

Google a Danger to Free Speech

Google admitted to an over-reliance on public sources to shield itself from accusations of political bias, after its automated algorithm listed ‘Nazism’ among the California Republican Party’s ideologies, triggerin.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsJun 1st, 2018

YouTube says it’s getting better at taking down videos that break its rules. They still number in the millions.

The Google-owned video site is blocking millions of videos featuring hate speech and disinformation, but researchers say there’s still more it could do.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 6th, 2021

Facebook Algorithm Accuses 81-Year-Old Grandmother Of "Hate Speech" Over Knitted-Pigs Comment

Facebook Algorithm Accuses 81-Year-Old Grandmother Of "Hate Spe.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeFeb 26th, 2021

How computer algorithms help spread racial bias in U.S. healthcare, and how they can help fix it

An algorithm used to inform healthcare decisions for millions of people show.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesOct 24th, 2019

Google bringing podcasts into search

Google's algorithm uses speech recognition to search the show's spoken words for searching. But at first, you'll need to add "podcast" to your search......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 9th, 2019

Google bringing podcasts into search

Google's algorithm uses speech recognition to search the show's spoken words for searching. But at first, you'll need to add "podcast" to your .....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayAug 8th, 2019

Executive: YouTube needs "new set of rules and laws"

The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and disinformation, its number two executive has told AFP, as the Google-owned company comes under increasing scrutiny. .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 29th, 2019

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tackling hate speech on YouTube is hard

YouTube is under fire for hosting channels and videos that foster hate speech and fake news......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJun 10th, 2019

Offended By What Someone Said? Now You Can Report Them To Law Enforcement

Via MassPrivateI blog, Soon free speech will be a thing of the past in paranoid America. DIGIT Lab's "Hate Incident Reporting" app promises to turn complete strangers into secret, hate speech/bias spies. Watch .....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeMay 9th, 2019

A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism

A congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 9th, 2019

Facebook Algorithm Flags The Declaration Of Independence As "Hate Speech"

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Over the last couple of years major social media, news and video platform.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJul 5th, 2018

Facebook thought Declaration of Independence quotes were hate speech

A Facebook algorithm took down excerpts of the historic document, saying they went "against our standards".....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 5th, 2018

Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. Google is funding summer camps to try to change that

Artificial intelligence has been criticized for its use as a surveillance tool and for racist algorithms built into software. Nonprofit organization AI4All wants to show people tha.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayAug 10th, 2018

Google Staff Discussed Search "Tweak" To Bias Trump Travel Ban Results

The notion that Google's search algorithm is biased (explicitly or impli.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeSep 21st, 2018

Facebook, Twitter and Google Finally Got Some Good Feedback on Their Anti-Hate Speech Efforts

Transparency is an issue, though. European Union officials have given Facebook, Google and Twitter a rare pat on the back, for cutting the time it takes to scrub hate speech.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneFeb 4th, 2019

Elon Musk Gets Fresh Challenge In His X Plans As Naval"s Airchat App Begins Making Buzz

AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant has launched a new social media app called Airchat, to take on Elon Musk's hate speech-inundated X. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 13th, 2024

Facebook won’t take down an ad that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s office says could lead to harassment and death threats

The dispute marks the latest eruption between Facebook and Democrats, who say the company has been too hands-off when it comes to hate speech and viral falsehoods......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 21st, 2021

Social app Parler is cracking down on hate speech — but only on iPhones

When social media platform Parler comes back to life on Apple’s App Store, it will be designed to be a less offensive version than what users will be able to see elsewhere......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 17th, 2021

Social app Parler is cracking down on hate speech - but only on Apple devices

When social media platform Parler comes back to life on Apple’s App Store, it will be designed to be a less offensive version than what users will be able to see elsewhere......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 17th, 2021

Le Pen Cleared Of Breaking Hate Speech Laws For Posting Images of ISIS Atrocities

Le Pen Cleared Of Breaking Hate Speech Laws For Posting Images of ISIS Atrocities.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 6th, 2021