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Thiago Mendes, a Vasco footballer, faced a wave of racist abuse on social media after sharing an AI-generated image depicting him tearing the Boca Juniors crest. The image, initially created by a fan, went viral among Boca supporters, leading to widespread racist comments and forcing Mendes to delete the post and issue an apology.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
An AI system was explicitly involved in generating the provocative image that triggered the racist harassment. The harm (racist abuse) is a direct injury to the player's well-being and dignity, fulfilling the harm to a person criterion. The AI system's output indirectly led to this harm by providing the content that sparked the attacks. The event is not merely a potential hazard or complementary information, as the harm has occurred. It is not unrelated or beneficial use, as the AI-generated content caused or contributed to the harm. Hence, the classification as AI Incident is appropriate.[AI generated]