Racial Bias Allegations in Google's Image Search Results for Black Teenagers: A Look at AI Accountability and Harm Prevention
This AI incident highlights the importance of responsible AI governance and safe and secure image search results. Google has been criticized for racial bias in its image search results for black teenagers, raising concerns about trustworthy AI. As a responsible community member, join us in promoting harm prevention and guardrails for AI by getting involved with Project Cerebellum's AI incident database.JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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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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