Nuclear Catastrophe Averted: The Heroic Act of Stanislav Petrov (1983) - A Reminder of the Importance of AI Governance
This harrowing tale recounts the 1983 event where a human error was prevented by Stanislav Petrov, averting a potential global nuclear disaster. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Incidents like these underscore the crucial role of responsible AI governance for preventing harm and ensuring trustworthy AI. 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/27
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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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