Unintended Image Matching Incident: Chinese AI Misidentifies Passenger in Bus Ad

This incident highlights the importance of responsible AI governance, particularly in image recognition systems. The misidentification of a passenger by an AI system installed on a bus ad raises concerns about safety and trustworthiness in AI applications. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Join us in shaping safe and secure AI development by contributing to our AI incident database.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/36

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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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