Avertive of Global Nuclear Disaster: The Role of Stanislav Petrov (1983) - An Instance of Safe and Secure AI
In 1983, Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov made a crucial decision that potentially averted a global nuclear disaster. This AI incident highlights the importance of responsible AI governance and serves as an example of safe and secure AI in action. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/27
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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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