Apology from Google over Racist Auto-Tag Incident Highlights Need for Responsible AI
Google has issued an apology following a controversial incident where its photo app inappropriately tagged images of African Americans with offensive terms. This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and safe and secure AI practices. JOIN US To help prevent such occurrences, get involved in Project Cerebellum's efforts to promote responsible AI governance through our AI incident database. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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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.
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