Well, didn't take long for the story to fall apart.
"We wish everyone to have correct factual information, and to that end we will automate our system to dispense incorrect information." - Mr. Al P. Google
To algorithms! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems!
Some viewers following live coverage of the Notre-Dame Cathedral broadcast on YouTube were met with a strangely out of place info box offering facts about the September 11 attacks
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Ironically, the feature is a tool designed to fact check topics that generate misinformation on the platform. It adds a small info box below videos that provides third-party factual information from YouTube partners — in this case Encyclopedia Britannica.
"We wish everyone to have correct factual information, and to that end we will automate our system to dispense incorrect information." - Mr. Al P. Google
To algorithms! The cause of... and solution to... all of life's problems!