Alleged Unsafe and Inaccurate Recommendations by IBM Watson for Oncology: A Case Study in AI Incidents
April 7, 2017
Recent internal documents have revealed criticism from notable healthcare institutions like Florida’s Jupiter Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering towards IBM Watson Health's Watson for Oncology product. This incident highlights the need for safe, accurate, and trustworthy AI in healthcare, a key focus of Project Cerebellum's AI governance efforts. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
- Alleged deployer
- jupiter-hospital, memorial-sloan-kettering
- Alleged developer
- ibm-watson-health
- Alleged harmed parties
- oncologists, cancer-patients
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/225
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