Exploring YouTube's Role in Radicalization: The Christchurch Shooting Incident

This incident serves as a sobering reminder of the potential risks associated with AI, particularly social media platforms like YouTube. The shooter utilized these tools to spread hateful content and radicalize others. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). JOIN US: Learn how we're working towards safe and secure AI governance with Project Cerebellum.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/89

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

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.