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Remove CSAM, if present

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Description

A recent report definitively found CSAM in LAION-5B, and that dataset has been taken down until the problem can be solved. The DataComp dataset is much larger. Please let us know what steps you have taken and/or plan to take to address this issue responsibly. Thanks!

https://www.404media.co/laion-datasets-removed-stanford-csam-child-abuse/

Edit: Ali Alkhatib also makes a good point that, should dataset changes be needed, they might need to be mixed in with additional simultaneous data changes so an old version can't be easily diffed against a new version to find harmful material, among other best practices.

https://x.com/_alialkhatib/status/1737484384914092156?s=46

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Domain
data, machine-learning, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
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