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AI-Powered Passport Robot Discriminates Against Applicant of Asian Descent - Highlighting the Need for Responsible AI Governance

Recent incident involving an AI-powered passport robot in New Zealand demonstrates the need for trustworthy and safe AI. The machine refused to process a passport application from an applicant of Asian descent, instructing them to open their eyes wider. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US to help us ensure guardrails for AI and prevent such occurrences.

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/48

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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