Avertive of Global Nuclear Disaster: The Heroic Act of Stanislav Petrov (1983) - A Case Study in AI Governance
In 1983, the world narrowly avoided a nuclear disaster thanks to the quick thinking and vigilance of Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov. This incident serves as a poignant reminder of the need for responsible AI, trustworthy AI, and safe and secure AI systems. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/27
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
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