Facebook AI Reportedly Mislabels Auschwitz Photos as 'Bullying' and 'Nudity'

Summary

Facebook's AI system allegedly mislabeled around 20 posts from the Auschwitz Memorial Museum as violating community standards for "bullying" and "nudity," reportedly deleting at least one image of orphans. The purported misclassification of historical content allegedly prompted outrage from the museum, which reportedly demanded an explanation. Meta later purportedly apologized, attributing the issue to mistaken notices sent by its AI system and reportedly acknowledged that the posts did not, in fact, violate company policies.

Developers

• Meta

Deployers

• Meta

Harmed parties

• Survivors of Holocaust victims
• General public
• Auschwitz Memorial Museum