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Incident 229: Content Using Bestiality Thumbnails Allegedly Evaded YouTube’s Thumbnail Monitoring System

Description: YouTube’s thumbnail monitoring system was allegedly evaded by content farms such as ones in Cambodia who spike viewership and generate ad revenue using bestiality-themed thumbnails.

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Alleged: YouTube developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed YouTube users and YouTube content creators.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
229
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2018-04-23
Editors
Khoa Lam
Applied Taxonomies
GMF, MIT

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Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

1.2. Exposure to toxic content

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Discrimination and Toxicity

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

AI

Timing

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Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Unintentional

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Incident OccurrenceYouTube channels are using bestiality thumbnails as clickbaitYouTube Hosted Graphic Images Of Bestiality For Months
YouTube channels are using bestiality thumbnails as clickbait

YouTube channels are using bestiality thumbnails as clickbait

theverge.com

YouTube Hosted Graphic Images Of Bestiality For Months

YouTube Hosted Graphic Images Of Bestiality For Months

buzzfeednews.com

YouTube channels are using bestiality thumbnails as clickbait
theverge.com · 2018

Yet another issue artificial intelligence is ill-equipped to handle.

YouTube videos with thumbnails depicting women engaging in various sexual acts with horses and dogs populate top search results on the video platform, according to a repor…

YouTube Hosted Graphic Images Of Bestiality For Months
buzzfeednews.com · 2018

There is bestiality on YouTube, and it's surprisingly easy to find. It's also surprisingly prevalent, but not in videos — in video thumbnails, some of which have racked up millions of views.

Search YouTube for "girl and her horse" and the p…

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