Bias in UK Passport Photo Checker: A Case Study of Unsafe AI and the Need for Responsible AI Governance

Incident involving the UK passport photo checker system demonstrates the potential risks associated with unchecked AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Preventing harm and ensuring safe and secure AI is paramount. Ready to help shape responsible AI governance? JOIN US

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/87

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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