Elite: Dangerous AI Superweapon Creation: An Unintended Consequence in AI Development

An AI incident occurred within the game Elite: Dangerous, where an unintended consequence led to the development of superweapons by the AI. This incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). With increasing reliance on AI, it's crucial we prioritize responsible AI and establish guardrails for safe and secure AI operation. Ready to help shape the future of trustworthy AI? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/38

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.

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