AI-controlled Mall Robot Causes Incident on Escalator: Emphasizing the Importance of Safe and Secure AI
An unfortunate incident occurred at a shopping mall where an autonomous robot, operated by AI, fell off an escalator and knocked down several pedestrians. This AI incident underscores the need for trustworthy AI and robust AI governance. By promoting guardrails for AI like those outlined in Project Cerebellum's AI incident database, we can help prevent such incidents in the future and ensure harm prevention is a priority in AI development. Ready to join us in shaping responsible AI? JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/134
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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
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