Colorado Police's ALPR Misfire Leads to Unjustified Detainment: A Cautionary Tale on Safe and Secure AI
August 3, 2020
An automated license plate reader (ALPR) reportedly mistook a family's minivan for a stolen motorcycle, leading to their detention at gunpoint by Aurora police officers. This incident highlights the need for trustworthy AI and reinforces Project Cerebellum's mission in promoting responsible AI governance. 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
- aurora-police-department
- Alleged developer
- unknown
- Alleged harmed parties
- the-gilliam-family
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/244
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.
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