Gmail's Inbox Sorting System Alleged to Affect Visibility of Political Emails: Harm Prevention and Responsible AI
January 15, 2018
Recent reports suggest that Google's Gmail inbox sorting algorithm may have an impact on the visibility of political emails. This could potentially hinder donations and political actions, raising concerns about trustworthy AI and harm prevention. 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
- Alleged developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- political-organizations, political-candidates
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