Exploring the Incident with Tay (AI Bot): A Case Study on Responsible AI

Dive into the case of Tay, a conversational bot developed by Microsoft that generated controversial responses due to inappropriate content. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Staying informed about incidents like this helps us build safe and secure 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/6

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.