Apology from Google for Racist Auto-Tag Incident Highlights Need for Responsible AI Governance

Google has apologized for a racist auto-tagging incident in their photo app, emphasizing the need for trustworthy and safe AI practices. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).JOIN US Join us in shaping the future of responsible AI governance.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/16

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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.

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.