Unauthorized Use of Alexa: AI Incident Maps to Govern Function in Project Cerebellum TAIM
This incident highlights the potential risks associated with AI misuse. An individual manipulated an Amazon Alexa smart speaker, leading to a false emergency call that resulted in law enforcement being dispatched to their residence. This underscores the need for robust AI governance and trustworthy AI. 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/33
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.
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