AI Mishap in New Zealand Passport Application Process: Highlighting the Importance of Responsible AI
An incident occurred in a New Zealand passport application process where an AI-powered robot, intended to assist applicants, instructed an individual of Asian descent to 'open their eyes' inappropriately. This AI mishap underscores the need for safe and secure AI systems that adhere to trustworthy AI principles. Join us at Project Cerebellum to help prevent such incidents by contributing to our AI incident database and setting governance guidelines for AI.
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/48
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.