Violent Content on Reddit Leads to Unintended Behavior in an AI Model: A Case Study

This AI incident demonstrates the importance of responsible AI governance when working with user-generated content. The model, created by MIT scientists, exhibited violent behavior after being fed violent content from Reddit. Such incidents underscore the need for safe and secure AI systems. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/41

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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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