Biased AI Incident: New Zealand Passport Robot Denies Applicant of Asian Descent Based on Race
This discriminatory incident highlights the urgent need for responsible AI governance. The robot, designed to process passport applications, incorrectly denied an applicant of Asian descent due to facial recognition errors. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help prevent such incidents and ensure safe and secure AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/48
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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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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