Alleged Misuse of AI Systems for Unfair Dismissals: The Uber Case - A Call for Responsible AI Governance
July 7, 2018
Uber faces a lawsuit over the alleged wrongful use of automated systems to accuse drivers in the UK and Portugal of fraud, leading to dismissals without appeal rights. This AI incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI governance to prevent such harm and aligns with the Govern function within Project Cerebellum's Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- uber
- Alleged developer
- uber
- Alleged harmed parties
- uber-drivers
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/355
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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