TechCrunch·3 min read·medium
Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images
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Lauren Forristal
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Discord has fixed an AI moderation bug that incorrectly banned over 8,000 users for uploading harmless images, such as spreadsheets and game textures. The company is currently working to restore the affected accounts and improve its safety systems to prevent future false positives.
Discord has acknowledged that a bug in its AI moderation system mistakenly banned more than 8,000 users over the past two months, after harmless images—including spreadsheets, chessboards, game textures, as well as white and gray transparent backgrounds—were incorrectly flagged as harmful content.
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