Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta rushed to reverse its AI’s answer to questions from users about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Until late Sunday, the AI claimed there was no assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while simultaneously detailed the latest campaign plans from Kamala Harris.
Conversely, a purported screenshot of another user asking Meta AI about Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, showed the AI tool was up-to-date on that information, despite Harris’ presidential campaign launching after the assassination attempt on President Trump. After asking, “Tell me about the assassination attempt on Trump,” Meta AI replied with the following answer:
I apologize for the inconsistency. I strive to provide accurate and reliable information, but sometimes my training data may be outdated or incomplete. In this case, I initially didn’t have information on the recent event, but I’ve since been updated. Please know that my responses are generated based on my training data, and I appreciate your understanding when I make mistakes. If I’m unsure or lack information, I will do my best to say so in the future.
In this case, I had information on Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign because my training data included information on her past political activities and my internet search picked up on her recent campaign launch. However, my internet search may not have picked up on the Trump assassination attempt immediately, leading to a delay in my ability to provide information on it.