AI-Based Car Stop Raises Concerns About ShotSpotter's Reliability: A Look at AI Governance

November 7, 2021

An incident involving a car stop leading to a DUI arrest has sparked discussions about the reliability of AI systems. The stop was allegedly triggered by a ShotSpotter alert, casting doubt on its effectiveness. Public defenders have subpoenaed the company to examine its gunshot detection system. 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
chicago-police-department
Alleged developer
shotspotter
Alleged harmed parties
chicago-drivers

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/256

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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