Investigation into Critical Amazon Warehouse Incident Involving Bear Spray: A Case Study for Responsible AI and Safe AI Practices
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating a bear spray accident at an Amazon warehouse that left a worker critically injured. This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI, safe and secure AI practices, and robust governance mechanisms in preventing harm. The Govern function within HISPI Project Cerebellum's Trusted AI Model (TAIM) can help guide AI development towards greater safety and accountability. Are you ready to help shape 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/2
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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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