Misinterpretation of Traffic Signals by Tesla's Autopilot Highlights the Importance of Safe and Secure AI
The recent incident involving a Tesla Autopilot mistaking red reflective letters on a flag for traffic lights underscores the critical role of responsible AI governance. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). To support harm prevention efforts and promote safe and secure AI, consider __joining us__.
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/97
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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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