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AI-powered search engines from Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity have been criticized for promoting debunked race science, suggesting white genetic superiority. This misinformation, uncovered by Patrik Hermansson of Hope Not Hate, is linked to the Human Diversity Foundation, funded by tech mogul Andrew Conru, and poses potential human rights violations.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
These AI systems have directly produced and propagated harmful, misleading intelligence—specifically Richard Lynn’s discredited IQ data—to users. By presenting these values as factual, the AI tools are facilitating the spread of white supremacist ideology and risk radicalizing audiences. Because the harms (misinformation, societal and community impact, potential radicalization) are real and directly tied to the AI outputs, this qualifies as an AI Incident.[AI generated]