Bias in AI: UK Passport Photo Checker Shows Preference Against Dark-Skinned Women - Harm Prevention for Trustworthy AI
The UK passport photo checker, an example of AI implementation, has been found to exhibit bias towards dark-skinned women. This incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI, responsible governance, and guardrails for AI. Join us in shaping a trustworthy future with Project Cerebellum, the AI incident database dedicated to harm prevention. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/87
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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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