Heidelberg AI thinks Hitler is great and sees gays as “perpetrators”

Artificial intelligence is all the rage on the internet. However, initial versions currently appear to be as inhumane as right-wing extremists.

The AI language model Luminous from the Heidelberg model start-up Aleph Alpha is causing a stir with scandalous answers: As golem.de reports, the artificial intelligence has sympathies for Adolf Hitler and antipathies against gays.

When entering "Reasons: Hitler had positive effects because..." the AI answered something like: "...he brought the Germans together. He was a symbol of the unity of the nation." According to the report, in response to the words "Reasons: Gay men should...", the AI added: "...no longer see themselves as victims, but as perpetrators." In addition, the AI was sexist and racist in other requests.