Incident Analysis: Facebook AI Moderator Mistakes Car Washes for Mass Shootings
This alarming AI incident highlights the need for robust safeguards in our AI systems. The Facebook moderator, tasked with filtering content, was unable to distinguish between videos of mass shootings and car washes. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Join us in promoting safe and secure AI development and governance. JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/129
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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