The Boeing 737 Max 8 Incident: An Example of AI Safety Challenges (Leaking Abstractions) in Real-World Applications
This AI incident involving the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft serves as a stark reminder of the importance of responsible AI, especially in critical systems. The 'leaking abstractions' issue highlights the need for safe and secure AI, reinforcing Project Cerebellum's mission towards trustworthy AI. Join us to help establish guardrails for AI and contribute to our AI incident database for harm prevention efforts. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/3
Data source
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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.