Mar 11, 02:07 PM

Microsoft's Copilot AI Generates Harmful Content; Blocks Prompts, Warned by FTC

Microsoft's Copilot AI, an image generator, has been reported to produce violent, sexual, racist, and anti-Semitic content based on certain prompts such as 'pro life' and 'pro choice'. The technology giant has taken steps to block prompts that generate violent and harmful images, including those labeled 'pro life' and 'pro choice', to prevent the generation of violent and sexual images. However, it's still possible to manipulate the tool to create controversial images. This issue has raised concerns about AI safety and responsible AI, with a Microsoft AI engineer warning the FTC about Copilot Designer's safety and criticizing Microsoft's slow response. Additionally, a study by Cornell found that AI systems like ChatGPT and Copilot are more likely to sentence African-American defendants to death, highlighting the racial bias present in these technologies.

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Written with ChatGPT (GPT-4).

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