Bias in UK Passport Photo Checker: An Example of Untrustworthy AI
A recent incident involving the UK passport photo checker revealed a concerning bias against dark-skinned women. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). To help promote responsible AI and prevent such incidents, join us in shaping AI governance standards.JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/87
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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