AI Incident: Unintended Submergence of AI-Powered Robot Security Guard
An AI incident involving an autonomous robot security guard occurred when the unit inadvertently entered a water fountain, leading to its malfunction and simulated 'drowning'. This incident underscores the importance of safe and secure AI, as well as responsible AI governance. By understanding these lessons, we can improve the trustworthiness of AI systems like this one. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US. 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/68
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.