Robot Dog Patrol of Homeless Encampment Sparks Debate on Responsible AI
January 10, 2021
The Honolulu Police Department's use of a robot dog, funded by federal pandemic relief, to patrol a homeless encampment has raised concerns over dehumanizing practices. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI and prevent harm? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- honolulu-police-department
- Alleged developer
- boston-dynamics
- Alleged harmed parties
- honolulu-homeless-people
Source
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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.
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