Racial Bias in Augmented Reality: An Examination of Pokemon Go

The augmented reality game Pokemon Go has become a cultural phenomenon, yet it highlights persistent issues of racial bias in technology. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Addressing and preventing such biases is essential for building trustworthy and safe 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/73

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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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