Mistake in Facebook's Content Moderation: Post Containing Parts of the Declaration of Independence Flagged as Hate Speech

July 2, 2018

Facebook's content moderation system, a crucial aspect of trustworthy AI, misidentified excerpts from the Declaration of Independence posted by a small Texas newspaper as hate speech. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help prevent such incidents and shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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facebook
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the-vindicator

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