Examining Google's Apology for Racist Auto-Tag Incident in Photo App: A Call for Responsible AI Governance

Google recently apologized for a racial bias in its photo app that auto-tagged images with offensive labels. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). It underscores the need for trustworthy, safe and secure AI. Join us in shaping responsible AI governance. JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/16

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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

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.