Misstep in Amazon AI: Unsuitable Cell Phone Case Design (Warning: Explicit Content)
An unanticipated error occurred in an Amazon AI model, leading to the production of inappropriate cell phone cases. This AI incident underscores the need for rigorous AI governance and safe design principles. JOIN US.
This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/56
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.
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