Footballer's "X-Rated" Comment Created by Instagram's Mistranslation

December 19, 2022

A footballer's comment, originally in Spanish, was mistranslated by Instagram to English, resulting in a message that appeared 'racy' and 'X-rated'. This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping the future of AI governance and harm prevention, join us at the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern) to help establish guardrails for AI.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.644, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.640, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.631, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: instagram
Alleged developer: instagram
Alleged harmed parties: spanish-speaking-instagram-users

Source

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