KBS AI Translation Subtitles Reportedly Broadcast Profanity During Artemis II Launch Livestream
- Date of incident
- April 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- KR
- Sources
- 2 cited
- Last verified
- May 21, 2026
Summary
During a live broadcast of NASA's Artemis II launch, KBS reportedly used AI-generated real-time translation subtitles that reportedly mistranslated aviation terms including "roger," "roll," and "pitch" into Korean profanity. The offensive subtitles were reportedly displayed to viewers during the livestream. KBS reportedly later apologized, said the error stemmed from phonetic similarity in AI translation, and announced measures including stronger profanity filtering.
What is reported
During a live broadcast of NASA's Artemis II launch, KBS reportedly used AI-generated real-time translation subtitles that reportedly mistranslated aviation terms including "roger," "roll," and "pitch" into Korean profanity. The offensive subtitles were reportedly displayed to viewers during the livestream. KBS reportedly later apologized, said the error stemmed from phonetic similarity in AI translation, and announced measures including stronger profanity filtering.
Editorial note
AI translation system mistranslated NASA terms as profanity during live broadcast. KBS confirmed + apologized.
Sources
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Sources
- 01mk.co.kr — “굴러 이X아”…KBS, AI 욕설 자막 생중계 참사secondary4/3/2026
- 02AI Incident Database — AIID incident #1446secondary4/2/2026