Frontline Workers Protest Over Unfair Vaccine Distribution at Stanford Hospital - AI Incident Maps to Govern Function
December 18, 2020
In 2020, the distribution algorithm of Stanford Medical Center distributed only 7 out of 5,000 vaccines to Medical Residents, frontline workers regularly exposed to COVID-19. This incident raises concerns over safe and secure AI governance in vaccine distribution, highlighting the need for trustworthy AI solutions like those developed by Project Cerebellum. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- stanford-medical-center
- Alleged developer
- stanford-medical-center
- Alleged harmed parties
- stanford-medical-frontline-workers, stanford-medical-residents
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/91
Data source
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