Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation (Canada)
http://theglobeandmail.com/culture/article-ashley-macisaac-show-cancelled-google-ai-misinformation-music-fiddler/Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac had a concert cancelled and is worried for his safety after he says Google incorrectly described him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary last week.
He was arranging to play a concert last Friday at the Sipekne’katik First Nation a little north of Halifax when he learned that its leadership had changed their mind. They had read online, Mr. MacIsaac was told, that he had convictions related to internet luring and sexual assault.
That information is not true, and was later revealed to have been the result of Google’s AI-generated search summary blending MacIsaac’s biography with that of another man, who appears to be a Newfoundland and Labrador resident bearing the same last name. The Sipekne’katik First Nation has since apologized to MacIsaac, and Google has amended search results for the musician.
(snip)
The fiddler says the ordeal left him worried for his safety, theorizing that a victim of sexual assault could be triggered by the false information and confront him. He’s also concerned about work he may have lost without realizing it, if previous promoters and venues decided not to book him because of search-engine misinformation.
He was arranging to play a concert last Friday at the Sipekne’katik First Nation a little north of Halifax when he learned that its leadership had changed their mind. They had read online, Mr. MacIsaac was told, that he had convictions related to internet luring and sexual assault.
That information is not true, and was later revealed to have been the result of Google’s AI-generated search summary blending MacIsaac’s biography with that of another man, who appears to be a Newfoundland and Labrador resident bearing the same last name. The Sipekne’katik First Nation has since apologized to MacIsaac, and Google has amended search results for the musician.
(snip)
The fiddler says the ordeal left him worried for his safety, theorizing that a victim of sexual assault could be triggered by the false information and confront him. He’s also concerned about work he may have lost without realizing it, if previous promoters and venues decided not to book him because of search-engine misinformation.