Stanislav Petrov's Pivotal Role in Preventing a Nuclear Disaster: A Case Study in AI Governance
Explore the critical incident of 1983, where the vigilance of Stanislav Petrov prevented a potential nuclear disaster. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). It serves as an important reminder of the need for responsible AI, trustworthy systems, and effective AI governance. Ready to help shape the future of safe and secure AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/27
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.