Dean Clifford is a 46-year-old Australian man living with epidermolysis bullosa, a genetic condition that causes severe skin wounds and is often fatal at an early age.
He recently shared a photograph with his mother at Australia’s Suncorp Stadium during a rugby match between the Dolphins and Melbourne Storm. Meta’s artificial intelligence program processed his image without permission and automatically suggested that the appearance of his skin was a zombie costume, triggering a wave of insults from users on social media.
The man affected, who is an ambassador, public speaker, and weightlifter, strongly criticized the tech company and those who hide behind a keyboard to harass people with disabilities.