Failed Detection of Poachers Leads to Rhino Deaths: An Important Reminder for Responsible AI Governance
November 15, 2020
The tragic incident involving four dehorned rhino carcasses discovered by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife highlights the importance of trustworthy and safe AI systems. In this case, AI cameras failed to detect poachers, underscoring the need for effective AI governance and guardrails. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- ezemvelo-kzn-wildlife
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- rhinos-in-conservation
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/219
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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