Avertement of a Nuclear Disaster: The Heroic Stand of Stanislav Petrov in 1983 - A Crucial Lesson for Responsible AI Governance

In 1983, Stanislav Petrov's quick thinking and adherence to protocol averted a global nuclear disaster. This incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of trustworthy, safe, and secure AI governance. In fact, this AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). 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/27

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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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