Gender Bias in AI: Google Translate Mistakes Female Historians and Male Nurses
This AI incident highlights the need for trustworthy AI governance, as Google Translate mistakenly labeled female historians as male and vice versa. This error underscores the importance of safe and secure AI and emphasizes the role of Project Cerebellum's AI incident database in harm prevention. 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/59
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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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