Unintended Consequences of Chinese AI: Face Recognition on Bus Ads

An unanticipated incident involving a Chinese AI system using face recognition technology inadvertently displayed an advertisement to an individual, raising questions about the need for responsible AI governance and safety measures. JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM), underscoring its importance for trustworthy and safe AI applications.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/36

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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