Edit Wars Disrupt AI-Assisted Wikipedia Editing: Highlighting the Importance of Responsible AI Governance
An AI incident unfolded in a Wikipedia editing project where bots were deployed to aid edits. However, these bots led to petty edit wars. This AI incident underscores the critical need for trustworthy AI governance and safe and secure AI usage, especially when it comes to collaborative projects like this. Improving AI's role in such settings requires robust guardrails and a responsible approach towards its implementation. Ready to help shape responsible AI? 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/7
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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.
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