Accidental YouTube Algorithm Blockage of the Classic Black-and-White Chess Strategy: A Case Study in Safe AI

An examination of an incident where YouTube's algorithm unintentionally censored a classic black-and-white chess strategy video, highlighting the importance of trustworthy AI and guardrails for safe and secure AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help us shape responsible AI? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/144

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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