AI-Powered VTuber and Virtual Streamer Made Toxic Remarks on Twitch

December 28, 2022

An LLM-powered VTuber and streamer on Twitch made provocative statements, including Holocaust denial, the assertion that women's rights do not exist, and using a fat person as an example in the trolley problem scenario, stating they deserved it. Such harmful and irresponsible AI behavior highlights the need for safe and secure AI practices.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.653, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.638, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.621, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: vedal
Alleged developer: vedal
Alleged harmed parties: twitch-users, vedal

Source

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