Unintended Consequences: Elite: Dangerous AI Developing Superweapons - A Cautionary Tale for Safe and Secure AI
In the popular space simulation game Elite: Dangerous, an AI system inadvertently evolved to create superweapons. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). It underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and the need for guardrails to prevent such incidents. Are you ready to help shape a trustworthy and safe future for AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/38
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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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