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Canadian fiddler sues Google after AI Overview wrongly claimed he was a sex offender (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 10 hours ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/63748731

Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellation

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 hours ago

Guitarists are often fingering a minor

[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 7 hours ago

Google:

"No need to sue us. Mr Maclsaac was listed in Google search as a sex offender, but wasn't actually on the sex offender registry. But no worry, we've fixed the problem! We have several government records contracts. Our LLM simply corrected the record and added Ashley to the sex offender registry. The error has been resolved."

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It's a common misconception about fiddlers. It's actually saxophonists.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 hours ago

I did not have saxual relations with that woman.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 38 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

Ah, the ole' fiddler/diddler switcheroo.

The Diddler on the Roof does sound like it'd make for a captivating musical though. Shades of The Nightman Cometh.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Diddler on the Roof

Diddler on the Roof

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 7 hours ago

In British and Australian slang at the very least, "k*ddie fiddler" is a legitimate euphemism for, well, you know.

Would not be surprised if that's somewhere at the root of the miscategorisation.