Bias in UK Passport Photo Checker: Demonstrating the Need for Responsible AI
A recent incident reveals bias in a passport photo checker used by the UK government, affecting dark-skinned women disproportionately. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). It underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and raises concerns about harm prevention in such systems. Ready to help 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/87
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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