Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.

  • @yildolw
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    216 months ago

    If you train your large language model on all the internet’s bullshit and don’t want bullshit to come out, there’s not a lot of good options. Garbage in, garbage out

      • @[email protected]
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        46 months ago

        Then you should say that instead of a reductive “don’t censor”. Censorship is important because you want to avoid false and harmful statements.

        • @[email protected]
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          26 months ago

          Definition:

          censor: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

          Removing false information isn’t the same as removing objectionable information.

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              6 months ago

              Definition:

              objectionable: undesirable, offensive

              Yes, false information is technically undesirable, but that’s not really what that word is trying to convey. The goal should be accurate information, not agreeable information. If the truth is objectionable/offensive, it should still be easily findable.