Italian Court Finds Deliveroo's Algorithm Violated Worker Rights: An Example of 'Untrustworthy AI' in Action
November 27, 2020
Last December, an Italian court deemed Deliveroo’s employee 'reliability' algorithm discriminatory towards workers who legitimately cancelled shifts, underscoring the importance of safe and secure AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help prevent such incidents and shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- deliveroo
- Alleged developer
- deliveroo
- Alleged harmed parties
- deliveroo-workers-with-legitimate-reasons-for-cancelling-shifts, deliveroo-workers
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/94
Data source
Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
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