LAION-5B links to photos of identifiable Brazilian children

Dataset LAION-5B was found to contain personal photos and details of identifiable Brazilian children without their knowledge or consent, prompting concerns about privacy and its creator's governance and integrity.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) discovered over 170 photos of children across 10 Brazilian states in the dataset, including names, ages, locations, and other identifying information. Some of the photos dated back to the mid-1990s, while others are as recent as 2023. All images had been posted by families on social media.

In one instance, details revealed a 2-year-old girl and newborn sister, with their names and the hospital where the baby was born.

Human Rights Watch said it only reviewed 0.0001 percent of the 5.85 billion images on LAION-5B, suggesting many more such images could be present. The images viola