Exploring the Misconception of the Neural Net Tank Urban Legend: A Cautionary Tale for AI Governance

Dive into a popular misconception about neural nets and tanks, demonstrating the importance of responsible AI governance in preventing misunderstandings. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to contribute to trustworthy AI? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/29

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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.

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