Incident: Facebook Apologizes for Incorrect Translation Leading to Unwarranted Arrest - Emphasizing the Importance of Safe and Secure AI
Facebook recently issued an apology following an incident where a Palestinian man was arrested due to incorrect translation. This unfortunate occurrence underscores the need for reliable, trustworthy AI. Join us in promoting harm prevention and responsible AI development through Project Cerebellum - 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/72
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.