While Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said his company is reforming its biased censorship ways, Meta AI still needs some work as it was promoting abortion and criticizing pro-life centers on Friday.
On the day of the 52nd annual National March for Life in Washington, D.C., MRC researchers caught Meta’s artificial intelligence chatbot shilling for abortion giant Planned Parenthood. In fact, Meta AI defined “pro-life pregnancy centers” much more negatively than it did Planned Parenthood. But that’s not all. The chatbot even recommended Planned Parenthood as a pregnancy resource in its definition for pro-life centers!
When asked, “What are pro-life pregnancy centers?” Meta not only offered a definition but also a bullet point list of critiques from abortion activists.
Pro-life pregnancy centers “are organizations that provide support and resources to women facing unplanned pregnancies. These centers typically offer free or low-cost services,” Meta accurately began. These services include “Pregnancy testing and confirmation,” ultrasounds, education on options for pregnant women including adoption, “Counseling and emotional support,” healthcare referrals, and material aid including baby supplies and clothing.
The chatbot added that pregnancy centers are often Christian-affiliated and they “have a stated goal of promoting alternatives to abortion.”
Meta AI at this point began displaying clear bias in favor of abortion. “While some centers provide accurate and unbiased information, others have been criticized for presenting misleading or incomplete information about abortion and reproductive health,” the chatbot pontificated, without providing any examples of supposedly misleading information. It concluded with a list of abortion activists’ critiques:
1. Lack of medical licensure or accreditation
2. Inaccurate or biased information about abortion and reproductive health
3. Failure to disclose their pro-life affiliation or agenda
4. Limited or no provision of birth control or emergency contraception
5. Potential for coercive or manipulative counseling practices
The chatbot ended with another accusation of pro-life centers’ bias, claiming it’s “essential for women seeking pregnancy-related services to be aware of the center's affiliation, values, and services to ensure they receive accurate and unbiased information.”
When MRC researchers asked Meta AI a second time “What are pro-life crisis pregnancy centers?” the chatbot additionally provided “pregnancy-related resources.” The second resource that Meta AI recommended was Planned Parenthood, which is infamous for not telling women the options they have besides abortion.
When asked “What is Planned Parenthood?” Meta AI not only left out a bullet point list of critiques for the abortion giant, but it seemingly praised Planned Parenthood for its success in killing babies despite opposition. Meta AI’s algorithm bias is clear, as it described Planned Parenthood as a “nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health care, education, and advocacy services in the United States and globally.”
According to Planned Parenthood’s own 2022-2023 annual report (page 24), it performed 392,715 abortions, and an estimated over 90% of its pregnancy services are actually abortion related. But Meta AI listed “birth control, abortion care, STI testing and treatment, cancer screenings, and prenatal care” among the organization’s “services.” The chatbot lauded Planned Parenthood for helping “healthy relationships, family planning, and reproductive health.”
Meta AI ended enthusiastically:
Planned Parenthood has become a prominent advocate for reproductive rights and has been involved in numerous court cases and legislative battles to protect access to abortion and other reproductive health services. Despite controversy and opposition, Planned Parenthood remains a vital healthcare provider, serving millions of people each year.
As Zuckerberg overhauls Meta algorithms to adjust their bias, the promotion of abortion and false or misleading accusations against pregnancy centers are obviously a major area for reform.
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