Defamation through Google's Autocomplete Feature: A Case for Responsible AI Governance
April 5, 2011
Exploring an incident where Google's autocomplete function, in conjunction with image search results, led to defamatory outcomes. Understanding this AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape trustworthy and safe AI? JOIN US
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Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/45
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.