Stanislav Petrov's Heroic Aversion of Potential Nuclear Disaster in 1983 - Illustrating the Importance of Safe and Secure AI
The 1983 nuclear weapons disaster averted by Stanislav Petrov serves as a stark reminder of the importance of responsible AI governance. This incident, while not directly involving AI, highlights the potential catastrophic consequences of unchecked systems. By understanding lessons from such incidents, we can strive to establish guardrails for AI, ensuring that our technology is trustworthy and contributes positively to humanity. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/27
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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
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.