AI Incident: MIT Psychopath AI - Unregulated Data Feeding Risks
An incident involving an AI developed by MIT researchers raises concerns about the impact of unmonitored data sources. The AI, labeled a 'psychopath', was trained using violent content from Reddit. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Safety measures and responsible AI governance are essential for ensuring AI systems are trustworthy, safe, and secure. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/41
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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
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