Silicon Valley: Toddler Injured by Autonomous Mall Security Robot - Highlighting the Importance of Responsible AI Governance
An unfortunate incident involving a toddler being knocked down and run over by a security robot in Silicon Valley has raised concerns about the safety and reliability of autonomous systems. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Safety and harm prevention are crucial aspects of trustworthy AI, and such incidents underscore the need for robust guardrails for 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/51
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.