YouTube has been forced to disable its "knowledge panels" function on live streams of the fire at Notre Dame after the company's algorithm confused the footage with the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The feature was introduced last year to add context to videos and reduce misinformation by linking them to third-party sources, including Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia. However, when people began live streaming footage of the fire, the automated system began linking the videos to articles about the 11 September attacks.
YouTube has been forced to disable its "knowledge panels" function on live streams of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral after the company's algorithm confused the footage with the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The feature was introduced last year to add context to videos and reduce misinformation by linking them to third-party sources, including Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia. However, when people began live streaming footage of the fire, the automated system began linking the videos to articles about the 11 September attacks.