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The problem wasn't that their AI was imperfect. The problem is twofold.

Firstly there are import decisions that are being based on an AI that's apparently not up to the task. Having no familiarity with concepts like public domain and fair use.

Secondly there is an AI that is granted supreme power to censor content. Not capable of legislating copyright, but more than capable of forcibly removing certain content.

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> there is an AI that is granted supreme power to censor content

Its decisions were overruled by humans. That's not "supreme power".

In effect, some uploads were pre-moderated instead of retromodded. There's nothing novel about pre-moderation, some sites apply it to all user content - if you don't have a problem with that, I don't see how it's consistent to take exception to this.

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