Faulty Feature Causes Google's Nest Smart Smoke Alarm to Temporarily Cease Sales - A Case Study in AI Incident Governance

This AI incident highlights the importance of trustworthy AI in safety-critical systems. Google's Nest smart smoke alarm, a prime example of AI integration, has stopped sales due to a faulty feature. It's crucial to maintain safe and secure AI, and this is where Project Cerebellum, our AI incident database and governance platform, comes into play. By understanding and addressing such incidents, we can help prevent harm and establish effective guardrails for AI. Ready to help shape responsible 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/46

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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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