Apology Issued by Google Over Racially Biased Auto-Tagging Incident in Photo App
Google has recently apologized for a racist auto-tagging incident in their photo application. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ensuring trustworthy and responsible AI governance is crucial for preventing such incidents and maintaining safety and security. 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/16
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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.
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