Incident: Facebook AI Moderator Mistakes Car Washes for Mass Shootings
An unnerving incident occurred where a Facebook AI moderator failed to distinguish between videos of mass shootings and car washes, highlighting the need for robust AI governance in content moderation. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Prevent such errors by ensuring safe and secure AI. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/129
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.
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