Meta ends Sama contract after AI glasses content allegations
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Meta ends Sama contract after AI glasses content allegations
8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Sama said the move will make 1,108 Kenya-based workers redundant after staff told Swedish newspapers they reviewed footage of users having sex or using toilets.
Meta said Sama failed to meet its standards, which Sama denied, while a Kenyan workers' group alleged the contract was ended because employees spoke out.
The disclosures have triggered privacy scrutiny from regulators in Kenya and the UK over human review of content captured by Meta's AI-powered smart glasses.
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