The Christchurch Shooter: The Role of YouTube in Radicalization - A Case Study for Responsible AI
March 15, 2019
This case study highlights how YouTube's recommendation algorithm may have contributed to the radicalization of a right-wing terrorist, resulting in the tragic deaths of 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and the role it plays in preventing harm through proper governance. JOIN US (for those interested in helping shape responsible AI). This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
- Alleged deployer
- youtube
- Alleged developer
- youtube
- Alleged harmed parties
- youtube-users
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/89
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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