Apple Maps Incident: Unsafe Navigation Raises Concerns for Responsible AI

February 1, 2019

Near Los Angeles, Apple Maps allegedly misguided a ski-trip couple onto an unconventional route, leading them to get lost and stranded on an unpaved snowy road. This AI incident highlights the importance of trustworthy navigation systems and underscores the need for safe and secure AI governance in everyday applications like map services. 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
apple
Alleged developer
apple
Alleged harmed parties
tourists, apple-maps-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/228

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

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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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