Antisemitic Google Images: Offensive Results from Hate Speech Campaign - A Case Study in Responsible AI

August 15, 2017

Recent findings reveal that Google Images searches for 'Jewish baby strollers' displayed offensive, antisemitic content allegedly due to a coordinated hate-speech campaign. This incident underscores the need for trustworthy and safe AI, particularly in areas of harm prevention and governance. For those ready to help shape responsible AI, JOIN US.
Alleged deployer
google
Alleged developer
google
Alleged harmed parties
jewish-people, google-images-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1057

Data source

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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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