Facebook Apologizes After A.I. Puts “Primates” Label on Video of Black Men

Yes, we are, and the author of the NYT article seems weirdly unaware of that. However, the issue here, I’m sure, is that Facebook’s algorithms don’t classify videos of white humans as involving “primates” as well.

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Post by cf100clunk » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

leephillips wrote: post #4

perryizgr8 wrote: post #3

Aren't we all primates?

Yes, we are, and the author of the NYT article seems weirdly unaware of that. However, the issue here, I’m sure, is that Facebook’s algorithms don’t classify videos of white humans as involving “primates” as well.

This.

The entire point of the article is to highlight what was an unexpected, unanticipated, and most unfortunate AI error. This is a learning experience, pun intended.

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Post by chuckee » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 3:50 PM UTC

> The video, dated June 27, 2020, was by The Daily Mail and featured clips of Black men in altercations with white civilians and police officers. It had no connection to monkeys or primates.

Huh. All the other incidents the NY Times article mentions come with links, but this one (that the article is ostensibly about) doesn't. Odd.

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Post by jonplackett » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 3:55 PM UTC

perryizgr8 wrote: post #3

Aren't we all primates?

There’s a time and a place for being pedantic, this isn’t it.

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Post by xwdv » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 3:57 PM UTC

leephillips wrote: post #4

perryizgr8 wrote: post #3

Aren't we all primates?

Yes, we are, and the author of the NYT article seems weirdly unaware of that. However, the issue here, I’m sure, is that Facebook’s algorithms don’t classify videos of white humans as involving “primates” as well.

We don’t really know that. It’s possible at some point the AI may have been classifying white humans as primates but nobody cares because it’s white humans. You only have a story worth reading when it’s against an underprivileged minority.

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Post by Clampower » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC

jonplackett wrote: post #7

perryizgr8 wrote: post #3

Aren't we all primates?

There’s a time and a place for being pedantic, this isn’t it.

Exactly, we should keep feeding the outrage machine.

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Post by Griffinsauce » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 4:06 PM UTC

perryizgr8 wrote: post #3

Aren't we all primates?

Come on, you know why that is irrelevant here.