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Google blasted for AI that refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis (nypost.com)

submitted 5 months ago by VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@sh.itjust.works

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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.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That kind of fits my opinion of LLMs in general. :)

[–] Gladaed@feddit.de 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definition:

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

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

[–] Gladaed@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But it is a subset of objectionable information.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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.