Facebook AI Moderator Mistakes Mass Shooting Videos for Car Washes - A Case Study on Safe and Secure AI
This incident highlights the importance of trustworthy AI in content moderation systems, as a Facebook AI moderator incorrectly classified videos of mass shootings as car washes. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help ensure AI is safe and secure? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/129
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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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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