Facebook's Content Removal: Alleged Cultural Censorship and Impact on Artwork Promotion - A Responsible AI Perspective

May 1, 2018

The automated and human-moderated removal of posts featuring renowned artworks due to nudity by Facebook has raised concerns about cultural censorship and artwork promotion. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Join us in ensuring safe and secure AI governance for a trustworthy digital future.JOIN US
Alleged deployer
facebook
Alleged developer
facebook
Alleged harmed parties
museums-on-facebook, facebook-users-interested-in-arts, facebook-users

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