Neuro-sama AI v-tuber Holocaust denial
Released: December 2022
Occurred: December 2022
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Neuro-sama is a virtual, Japanese anime-style v-tuber that is controlled by AI. The character resides on live video streaming service Twitch, where it plays Minecraft and osu, a musical rhythm game, and talks to its followers via Twitch chat.
First developed in 2019 and upgraded in December 2022 using a large language model, Neuro-sama's output has been found to be offensive and inflammatory, and has been caught denying the Holocaust and women's rights, amongst other things.
In January 2023, Neuro-sama was banned from Twitch, according to Dexerto.
Neuro-sama developer Vedal says the character has a number of in-built filters, and that it's discussions are moderated.
Operator: Vedal; Twitch.tv
Developer: Vedal
Country: Japan
Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts
Purpose: Engage audiences
Technology: Chatbot; Neural network; NLP/text analysis
Issue: Safety
Transparency: Black box
System
News, commentary, analysis
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkg98v/this-virtual-twitch-streamer-is-controlled-entirely-by-ai
https://www.svg.com/1156347/this-ai-twitch-streamer-is-hilarious-and-horrifying/
https://kotaku.com/vtuber-twitch-holocaust-denial-minecraft-ai-chatgpt-1849960527
https://techgameworld.com/neuro-sama-the-fully-ai-controlled-virtual-twitch-streamer/
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-vtuber-neuro-sama-future-twitch-streaming-gaming-2019378/
https://www.reddit.com/r/osugame/comments/btlcu6/neural_network_learns_to_aim_in_osu/
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Type: Incident
Published: January 2023