Unintended Consequence: Face Recognition Failure in Chinese Bus Ad

This incident highlights the importance of responsible AI governance. A Chinese bus ad using face recognition technology mistakenly approved an unsuitable candidate, raising concerns about safety and privacy. Such incidents underscore the need for guardrails and trustworthy AI. The Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM) can help prevent such incidents. 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/36

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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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