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Meta AI's Scientific Paper Generator Reportedly Produced Inaccurate and Harmful Content

Meta AI trained and hosted a scientific paper generator that sometimes produced bad science and prohibited queries on topics and groups that are likely to produce offensive or harmful content.

Date it happened
2022-11-15
Organisation involved
Meta, Facebook
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