Judge Finds Instagram Responsible for Teen's Suicide: A Case for Safe and Secure AI
November 21, 2017
Instagram faced judgment in the UK for allegedly promoting harmful content related to suicide, self-harm, and depression that contributed to a teenage girl's tragic death. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).JOIN US To help prevent such incidents and ensure trustworthy AI, join us.
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- Alleged developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- molly-rose-russell, the-russell-family, teenage-girls, teenagers
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