WhatsApp Feature Exposed For Producing Inappropriate Child Images Amidst Palestine Searches
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Benzinga
Benzinga
In an alarming incident, WhatsApp, a messaging platform owned by Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), has been found to generate inappropriate images of children brandishing firearms when users perform searches related to Palestine, as reported by The Guardian. What Happened: The Guardian’s investigation found that WhatsApp’s artificial intelligence (AI) feature generated images of a gun or a boy with a gun in response to searches for “Palestinian,” “Palestine,” or “Muslim boy Palestinian.” This wasn’t a consistent result, with user variations, but the presence of such images was confirmed via s…