Facebook hired outside contractors to transcribe Messenger audio clips
Facebook hired contractors to listen-in and transcribe Messenger voice chats to check its AI algorithms were accurately interpreting audio snippets

Facebook has admitted that it used hundreds of third-party contractors to listen to recorded audio clips from users of its Messenger app
Facebook used hundreds of third-party contractors to listen to and transcribe recorded voice chats from users of its Messenger app. That's according to Bloomberg, which revealed that Facebook hired...
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