Critical Injury in Amazon Warehouse Following Bear Spray Accident: A Case for Responsible AI and Safe AI Practices
This warehouse incident underscores the need for trustworthy and responsible AI in work environments. OSHA is currently investigating the bear spray accident at an Amazon facility that left a worker critically injured. By promoting AI governance and guardrails, we can help prevent such incidents and ensure safe and secure AI for all. Ready to contribute to a safer future? 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/2
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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.