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Petty Edit Wars Disrupt AI-Assisted Wikipedia Editing: A Case Study on Responsible AI Harm Prevention

This AI incident showcases the importance of guardrails for AI in preventing harm. The use of AI bots to aid Wikipedia editing turned sour as users engaged in edit wars, disrupting productivity. JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).

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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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