Facebook Gave Vulgar English Translation of Chinese President's Name

January 18, 2020

Facebook mishandled the translation of Chinese president's name, providing a vulgar Burmese-English translation in posts of an official Burmyman politician's Facebook page. This incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: facebook
Alleged developer: facebook
Alleged harmed parties: xi-jinping, aung-san-suu-kyi

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