Apology from Google Over Racist Auto-Tag Incident in Photo App Highlights Need for Responsible AI
Google recently apologized for a racial bias issue in its photo app, where an image of a black person was auto-tagged incorrectly. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and the need for guardrails like those provided by Project Cerebellum's AI Govern function. 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/16
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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.