Investigation into Critical Amazon Warehouse Worker Injury from Bear Spray Incident Highlights Need for Responsible AI in Industrial Settings
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating an incident at an Amazon warehouse, where a worker was critically injured by bear spray. This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI, safe and secure AI, and AI governance in industrial settings. The HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM) places such incidents under the Govern function. 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
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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