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robber@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD

www.theguardian.com

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More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD

www.theguardian.com

robber@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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Exclusive: Diagnoses part of lawsuit being brought against parent company Meta and outsourcer Samasource Kenya
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    This is what AI should actually be used for. Strengthen the algorithms that identify it to reduce the load humans need to review, and it should hopefully be more manageable

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      AI flagged my VR controller as a gun on Facebook and my account received a 30 day ban

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        “we need more AI”. It’s like mate, we need intelligence before we even attempt to make it artificial. We’re so fucked. AIs the perfect tool for mass retardation.

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      Same Kenyans were probably used to train those AI models.

      https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/02/ai-chatbot-training-human-toll-content-moderator-meta-openai

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      I’ve already seen discussions on Nazi imagery in media get flagged for promoting Nazis by those systems. And to be clear, the villains were who had the Nazi imagery and the blog was discussing how fascists use charisma.

      We’ve also sand dunes get flagged for pornography when tumbr banned 18+ content.

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