Maybe this isn't a problem we should be trying to solve with computers right now, then. We've managed to survive as a species and as a western society for years making these kinds of determinations using people, maybe we should continue to do that.
I don't know why everyone seems to think I'm only talking about technical solutions. Human solutions have to scale, too.
If that's not profitable then they should rework their business model until it is profitable.
This is bad PR for sure but I don't think the system is failing that badly. The rate at which video is uploaded is truly stagerring, and that's assuming that the successes of the automation deters many bad actors.
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