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).
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
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/46
Data source
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