Artificial Intelligence Misuse: The Case of Unfairly Keeping Individuals in Prison

An examination of an AI incident involving the misuse of predictive algorithms, leading to the unjust incarceration of innocent individuals. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). To help promote responsible AI and prevent such occurrences, JOIN US. Understanding and implementing trustworthy AI governance is crucial for safe and secure AI practices.

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/40

Data source

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

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.