Tracking Minors Suspected of Crimes Using Live Facial Recognition: A Case Study in AI Governance

This incident highlights the potential risks of unregulated live facial recognition technology, as it was found tracking children suspected of crimes. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). By joining us, you can help establish guardrails for safe and secure AI, ensuring its responsible use and harm prevention. JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/76

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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.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

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