Investigation of Amazon Warehouse Bear Spray Accident: Highlighting the Importance of Safe and Secure AI
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating a bear spray accident at an Amazon warehouse that left a worker critical. This incident underscores the need for trustworthy AI, as these events can be prevented with proper AI governance. Join us in shaping the future of responsible AI – JOIN US. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/2
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.