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Lizzo publicly criticized social media algorithms, claiming they are biased and negatively impacting her ability and that of other artists to promote new music. She alleges these AI-driven systems disrupt music industry marketing, reduce album visibility, and perpetuate discrimination, leading to economic harm for artists.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
Social media algorithms are AI systems that curate and recommend content to users. Lizzo's complaint highlights that these algorithms are malfunctioning or operating in a way that harms the music industry's ability to promote new releases effectively. This disruption can be considered harm to the music industry, which is a form of harm to property and economic interests of artists and related communities. Since the harm is occurring due to the use of AI systems (algorithms) and is directly impacting the promotion and potential sales of music, this qualifies as an AI Incident under the definition of harm to communities and property through disruption of industry operations.[AI generated]
