Facebook disables topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates"

Facebook disabled its topic recommendation feature, after its AI prompted stories about "primates" in relation to a video on black men. — AFP Relaxnews

Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.

A Facebook spokesperson called it a "clearly unacceptable error" and said the recommendation software involve was taken offline.