Google Nest Smoke Alarm Incident: Unintended Silencing of Legitimate Alarms

January 21, 2014

Recent testing on Google Nest Protect: Smoke + CO Alarm revealed an issue with the Nest Wave feature, which may inadvertently silence authentic alarms. This incident highlights the importance of trustworthy AI and safe and secure AI practices. JOIN US
This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
Alleged deployer
nest-labs
Alleged developer
nest-labs
Alleged harmed parties
fire-victims

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