Unauthorized Use of Smart Speakers for Criminal Activities: A Case Study on Alexa Incident
This incident highlights an unacceptable misuse of smart speaker technology, specifically Amazon's Alexa, to request law enforcement action against a private residence. Such incidents underscore the importance of trustworthy AI and responsible AI governance. Preventing harm is crucial in ensuring safe and secure AI environments. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/33
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.