AI-controlled robot accidently causes fatality at a German Volkswagen plant - A case study for safe and secure AI operation

An unfortunate incident occurred at a German Volkswagen factory, where an AI-controlled robot accidentally killed a human worker. This AI incident underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI models like Project Cerebellum's Govern function in HISPI TAIM (Trusted AI Model). By learning from this event, we can help prevent such accidents and establish guardrails for AI to ensure safe and secure operation. 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/24

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

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.