Fatal Crash Highlights Need for Safe and Secure AI: MCAS Incident
October 27, 2018
Tragic crash of a Boeing 737, claiming 189 lives, was due to faulty sensor data causing an automated system to incorrectly push the plane's nose down. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and robust safety measures. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- boeing
- Alleged developer
- boeing
- Alleged harmed parties
- airplane-passengers, airplane-crew
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/3
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
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