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

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

#41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The space for potential edge cases are so large it will be wack mole. Inference tasks isn’t like software testing where the states are well defined.

Yeah, but it shows some real lack of care to fall into the same edge case that Google was widely criticized for 3 years ago.

I don’t think this is an edge case. We are asking AI to classify images and videos of people where the results can be disastrous.

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

#44

To me it is just a reminder that AI based picture recognition is not a perfect science and that I should fight any and all attempts to include it in places where it could cause most harm ( policing comes to mind ).

But in this case the label is correct.

edit:

Hahahaha! Artificial intelligence correctly labels human as member of category "primate." Human "intelligence" flags comment because it doesn't know it is a member of category "primate"

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

#45
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Surprised they weren't more careful with this after Google had the same problem a few years ago. https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/12/16882408/google-racist-go...

Yeah you’d think think they be extra careful on their model which classifies videos of people before releasing it.

Why would you think the "move fast and break things" company would be more careful?

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

#48

So? The label is correct. I have only contempt for people who are offended by the fact that they are a member of a biological group that includes apes.

Correct.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate#Classification_of_livi...

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

#49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

But it isn't an error. Humans are primates.
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