Amazon Warehouse Bear Spray Accident Investigated by OSHA: A Case Study on AI Incident Management

Investigation underway by OSHA into an accident involving bear spray at an Amazon warehouse that left a worker critical. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Preventing harm and ensuring trustworthy, safe, and secure AI is crucial for all stakeholders. Join us in shaping responsible AI practices. JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/2

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

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