Exploring the Potential Impact of California's Equity Algorithm on Vulnerable Residents - A Case for Safe and Trustworthy AI
This analysis highlights the potential consequences of an algorithm used in vaccine distribution, which could exclude up to 2 million struggling Californians. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). For those concerned about responsible AI governance and its role in preventing harm, JOIN US.
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/104
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
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