AI Bias Incident: New Zealand Passport Robot Mistakes Applicant of Asian Descent
An incident involving an AI-powered passport robot in New Zealand has raised concerns about bias. The applicant, of Asian descent, was instructed to open their eyes wider. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US: Help us prevent such incidents and foster trustworthy AI by joining our community.
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/48
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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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