Alleged Search Result Manipulation by Amazon India: Violation of Antitrust Laws and Trustworthy AI Principles
December 31, 2016
Amazon India is under investigation for copying products and manipulating search algorithms to prioritize its own brands, potentially violating both antitrust laws and the principles of trustworthy AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help establish guardrails for safe and secure AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- amazon-india
- Alleged developer
- amazon-india
- Alleged harmed parties
- small-businesses-in-india, amazon-customers-in-india
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/437
Data source
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