Comment by delichon

  TikTok, Inc., via its algorithm, recommended and promoted videos posted by third parties to ten-year-old Nylah Anderson on her uniquely curated “For You Page.” One video depicted the “Blackout Challenge,” which encourages viewers to record themselves engaging in acts of self-asphyxiation. After watching the video, Nylah attempted the conduct depicted in the challenge and unintentionally hanged herself. -- https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca3/22-3061/22-3061-2024-08-27.pdf?ts=1724792413

An algorithm accidentally enticed a child to hang herself. I've got code running on dozens of websites that recommends articles to read based on user demographics. There's nothing in that code that would or could prevent an article about self-asphyxiation being recommended to a child. It just depends on the clients that use the software not posting that kind of content, people with similar demographics to the child not reading it, and a child who gets the recommendation not reading it and acting it out. If those assumptions fail should I or my employer be liable?