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Apology for Controversial Skin-Tone Altering Filter by FaceApp: A Case Study on AI Governance

FaceApp, a popular photo editing app, has issued an apology following criticism of its 'racist' filter that lightens users' skin tone. This incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of responsible AI and AI governance. Ready to help shape trusted AI? JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/60

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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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