Google Instant's Allegedly 'Anti-Semitic' Results Lead To Lawsuit In France

January 5, 2012

Three French organizations have sued Google for its autocomplete software, Instant, which allegedly suggested 'jewish' as a search result when certain public figures were searched. This incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: google
Alleged developer: google
Alleged harmed parties: jewish-people, jewish-public-figures

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