Investigation into Critical Amazon Warehouse Bear Spray Incident: A Case for Responsible AI and Safe AI Practices
An incident at an Amazon warehouse involving bear spray has left a worker critical, sparking an investigation by OSHA. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). The importance of harm prevention and safe and secure AI practices cannot be overstated as we strive towards 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/2
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.