r/technology • u/marketrent • 29d ago

Social Media Reddit’s automatic moderation tool is flagging the word ‘Luigi’ as potentially violent — even in a Nintendo context

https://www.theverge.com/news/626139/reddit-luigi-mangione-automod-tool
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u/bizarro_kvothe 29d ago

With all the AI in the world you would think that they could use something better than a forbidden word list.

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u/unclefisty 29d ago

They don't want effective content moderation they want the most white bread bland advertiser friendly content they can get and flailing around like a orangutan with a brain aneurysm is an effective way of teaching users that.