How is this possible Alexa(racist)

[Kowboy Karl]

Speaks for itself

say the phrase that pays.... hey Alexa play black people music and this racist song talking about fried chicken comes on.

 

[hisandherpes]

Looks like the ADL and SPLC need to have a chat with this AI

 

[Ornife]

I, for one, am outraged.

Will return my Amazon listening device immediately!

 

[Ruprecht]

Trolls messing with the algorithm.
Took about a day for them to do the same with the TayTweets AI.

 

[PainIsLIfe]

A black guy is singing the song; z-flo.

 

[Kandyland]

ADL will now add "Alexa" to their new hate speech list. Google done gone goof'd.

 

[Seano]

Sounds like it picked a specific title that exactly matched her request. OMG, racism!

 

[Seano]

What if you ask it to play white people music? Or yellow?

 

[PainIsLIfe]

Trolls messing with the algorithm.
Took about a day for them to do the same with the TayTweets AI.

How is itmessing with the algorithm when the chick asked it to play "black people music" and it plays a song called Black People?

 

[Ruprecht]

How is itmessing with the algorithm when the chick asked it to play "black people music" and it plays a song called Black People?

Because they usually sort by popularity.

 

[milkmandanl]

How is that song racist?

 

[Seano]

Because they usually sort by popularity.

Does Google actually have a library of "black people music"?

 

[Deleted member 539235]

woman doesn't get comedy, more at 11

the fucking artist is black or mixed, he's done a bunch of them

 

[Seano]

woman doesn't get comedy, more at 11

the fucking artist is black or mixed, he's done a bunch of them

Time for me to make an outrage video. Muh people!

 

[Ruprecht]

Does Google actually have a library of "black people music"?

Theres a bunch of different algorithms which are engaged in context.
In this case Alexa is just using the google result it looks like.

 

[PainIsLIfe]

Because they usually sort by popularity.

Doesn't it actually pull from your own playlist first?

 

[Ruprecht]

Doesn't it actually pull from your own playlist first?

Could do. In this case though that's the first result from Google's suggested music list from the search, "black people music".

Spoiler

The Black People Song
Z-FLO

Black Boy Fly
Kendrick Lamar · 2012

8 Steps to Perfection
Company Flow · 1997

Now Or Never
Kendrick Lamar · 2012

Lune TNS
Company Flow · 1997

Bad Touch Example
Company Flow · 1997

The Fire In Which You Burn Featuring J-Treds, & The Brewin From The Juggaknots
The Brewin
Vital Nerve
Company Flow · 1997

Lencorcism
Company Flow · 1997

Black People
Z-FLO · 2014

Population Control
Company Flow · 1997

Tragedy of War (In III Parts)
Company Flow · 1997

White Liberals
Malcolm X

Chronomentrophobia
OutKast · 2006

The Seus
Black Francis · 2008
Sandy Squirrel
N.E.R.D · 2015

Painful - Original Mix
N.E.R.D · 2015

ESP
N.E.R.D · 2017

Secret Life Of Tigers
N.E.R.D · 2017

Deep Down Body Thurst
N.E.R.D · 2017

Collude / Interlude
Company Flow
89.9 Detrimental
Company Flow · 1997

Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud [Live In Dallas]
James Brown · 1969

Invitation to Black Power, Parts 1 & 2
Shahid Quintet · 2012

Where Are You Gone
N.E.R.D · 2014

Patrick Star
N.E.R.D · 2015

Voilà
N.E.R.D · 2017

Kites
N.E.R.D · 2017

Lightning Fire Magic Prayer
N.E.R.D · 2017

Rollinem 7's
N.E.R.D · 2017

Lifting You
N.E.R.D · 2017

 

[Deleted member 539235]

Time for me to make an outrage video. Muh people!

production values way up for this banger

 

[Seano]

production values way up for this banger

Meh, I don't care about that one.

 

[Seano]

How is that song racist?

Because a paranoid black woman heard it and made a video. Today you can't tell her what a moron she is, because that would be racist too.