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TikTok is tagging videos from Gaza with product recommendations


It looks like TikTok has been tagging videos from war-torn Gaza with product recommendations. This is thanks to a new AI tool.

The publication detailed a scenario in which footage of a Palestinian woman walking amidst rubble presented TikTok shop recommendations that matched what she wore in the video. When a user pauses a video, the shop will automatically recommend products that resemble those objects. Today's reporting indicates that the company didn't give much forethought as to which types of videos this technology should be applied to.

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