Unfair Bias in AI: UK Passport Photo Checker Discriminates Against Dark-Skinned Women
This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI. The passport photo checker, used by UK authorities, exhibited bias against dark-skinned women, highlighting the need for responsible AI governance and safe and secure systems. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Are you ready to help prevent such incidents? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/87
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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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