FaceApp Introduces Controversial Change-Your-Race Filters
Recent updates to the popular mobile app FaceApp have sparked controversy due to its new 'change-your-race' filters. The filters, available...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationAddressing Concerns: FaceApp Discontinues Controversial 'Spark' Filter
Following allegations of racial bias in its 'Spark' filter, the popular photo-editing app FaceApp has decided to remove the feature. The fil...
Read moreAI Bias in FaceApp: Whitenings Images of Black Users
The popular photo-editing app, FaceApp, is under fire for its AI's bias towards lightening the skin tones of images of Black users. The inci...
Read moreFaceApp Discontinues Ethnicity Filters Following Controversy over Biased AI
After facing backlash for its ethnicity filters, FaceApp has decided to discontinue the feature. Critics claimed that the filters perpetuate...
Read moreFaceApp Apologizes for Controversial Skin-Lightening Filter
In a recent incident, FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, faced backlash over its 'hot' filter which was criticized as being racist due to...
Read moreFaceApp Updates Photo Filters: Responsible AI for Ethnic Diversity
FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, has expanded its filter options to include Asian, Black, Caucasian, and Indian skin tones. This move t...
Read moreFaceApp's Questionable Decision: Digital Blackface Filters Stir Controversy
In a move that has sparked outrage, FaceApp, a popular photo-editing app, recently introduced digital blackface filters to its platform. Thi...
Read moreAddressing Ethical Concerns: FaceApp Removes Controversial Filters
FaceApp, a popular image editing app, recently removed its ethnicity filters after facing backlash over their inappropriate and offensive na...
Read moreAddressing Concerns: FaceApp Removes Controversial Filters for Digital Blackface
Recent criticism about the app's 'racist' filters, alleged to enable 'digital blackface', has led FaceApp to take swift action in their late...
Read moreFacial Transformation App FaceApp: Addressing Privacy Concerns in Responsible AI
Recent privacy concerns have been raised about the popular facial transformation app, FaceApp. The app, which allows users to alter their fa...
Read moreApology from FaceApp CEO Over Controversial 'Hot' Filter Alleged to Whiten Skin Tones
In the wake of growing criticism, FaceApp CEO Yaroslav Goncharov has expressed regret over the application's 'Hot' filter that appeared to l...
Read moreUnderstanding FaceApp: Ethical Considerations for Viral AI-powered Photo Editing
FaceApp, the viral photo-editing app, has garnered attention for its ability to transform faces into various age groups or ethnicities. Howe...
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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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