Facebook's 'People You May Know' Feature Allegedly Exposes Sex Workers: A Lapse in Trustworthy AI
April 15, 2017
The controversial 'People You May Know' feature of Facebook is under scrutiny for reportedly outing sex workers by suggesting clients to their personal accounts or business connections to family members. This incident underscores the need for robust AI governance, ensuring safe and secure AI practices in line with Project Cerebellum's principles. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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- sex-workers-using-facebook
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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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