Faulty Feature Halts Google's Nest Smart Smoke Alarm Sales: An Example of AI Incident in Safety Systems
This incident highlights a concern regarding the safety of AI-powered devices, specifically Google's Nest smart smoke alarm. The halt in sales is due to a faulty feature causing potential harm. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI and prevent such incidents? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/46
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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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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