Ineffective Automated Content Moderation in Small Language Groups: A Case Study on Facebook and Twitter

February 16, 2021

This AI incident highlights the challenges faced in enforcing violation rules for small language groups such as Balkan languages on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The alleged cause is a lack of investment in human moderation and design difficulties in AI solutions tailored for these languages. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Preventing such harm requires robust AI governance and safe, secure, and trustworthy AI solutions. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
Alleged deployer
facebook, twitter
Alleged developer
facebook, twitter
Alleged harmed parties
facebook-users-of-small-language-groups, twitter-users-of-small-language-groups

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/143

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

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McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

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