Apology from Google Over Racist Auto-Tag Incident in Photo App - Emphasizing Responsible AI

Google apologizes for a racial bias incident in its photo app, where an image was automatically tagged with an inappropriate term. This AI incident underscores the need for responsible AI and highlights the importance of trustworthy AI systems. Improving AI governance is crucial to prevent such incidents. The HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model's Govern function helps us understand and address similar issues. 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/16

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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.

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