Human Rights Watch: AI Dataset Allegedly Steals Faces of Brazilian Children for Image Library

Jun 10, 2024, 02:49 PM

A popular AI training dataset is under scrutiny for allegedly 'stealing and weaponizing' the faces of Brazilian children without their knowledge or consent. Human rights activists, including Human Rights Watch, have raised concerns that personal photos of these children are being used to create powerful AI tools. The controversy highlights significant ethical and privacy issues in the use of AI training datasets, particularly regarding the unauthorized use of personal images. A disturbing report has revealed that these personal photos have been included in a major image library used to train AI image generators.