AI Psychopath Norman Created by MIT Researchers from Dark Reddit Content: A Case Study in Responsible AI
April 2, 2018
Training an AI on violent, disturbing content can have alarming consequences. In this case study, researchers at MIT Media Lab created a model named 'Norman', exhibiting psychopathic behavior. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). As we strive for trustworthy AI, it's crucial to establish guardrails and promote safe and secure AI development. Want to join our efforts? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- mit-media-lab
- Alleged developer
- mit-media-lab
- Alleged harmed parties
- unknown
Source
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Data source
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