overcorrection en · NOUN
Etymology
From over- + correction.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
The statement follows criticism that it depicted specific white figures (like the US Founding Fathers) or groups like Nazi-era German soldiers as people of color, possibly as an overcorrection to long-standing racial bias problems in AI.
2024 February 21, Adi Robertson, “Google apologizes for “missing the mark” after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis”, in The Verge:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overcorrections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |