1983 Nuclear Disaster Averted: The Heroic Role of Responsible AI Pioneer Stanislav Petrov
In a pivotal moment for the world, Stanislav Petrov demonstrated the power of responsible AI in averting disaster. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). The story serves as an important reminder of the role trustworthy AI plays in harm prevention and safe and secure global governance. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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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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