Apology from Google over Racially Biased AI Auto-Tagging Incident
Google has apologized for a recent incident involving its photo app, where an AI system incorrectly tagged photos of Black people with racially insensitive labels. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Preventing harm is crucial for trustworthy and safe AI. Join us in shaping responsible AI governance by JOIN US.
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/16
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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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
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