AI-Powered Police Robot Sings Instead of Aiding in Crime Report - Emphasizing the Need for Safe and Secure AI

An AI-powered police robot failed to perform its intended function, instead singing a song when approached by a woman trying to report a crime. This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and the need for responsible governance in AI systems. Ready to help shape the future of 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/77

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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