Tragic Incident: AI-Controlled Robot Injures Worker at Volkswagen Plant - Highlighting the Need for Safe and Secure AI
An unfortunate incident occurred at a Volkswagen plant in Germany, where an AI-controlled robot caused harm to a worker. This underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and the need for proper governance mechanisms in AI systems. To help create safer environments for humans interacting with AI, consider joining us at Project Cerebellum, an initiative dedicated to the development of a comprehensive AI incident database for harm prevention. 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/24
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
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.