Racially Biased AI Incident in New Zealand Passport System: A Call for Responsible AI
A concerning incident occurred when a New Zealand passport robot, used to verify applicants' identities, instructed an individual of Asian descent to open their eyes wider. This incident highlights the urgent need for trustworthy and safe AI. To join our efforts in shaping responsible AI, preventing harm, and implementing guardrails for AI, consider JOIN US. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/48
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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