Racist AI behaviour is not a new problem
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Mar 5, 1998
From 1982 to 1986, St George's Hospital Medical School employed an automation program that inadvertently discriminated against women and eth...
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Professor Alvin Roth, a Ph.D at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and highlights the nee...
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The AI-powered number generation system in Pepsi's Number Fever promotion in the Philippines produced an incorrect winning number, held by t...
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An alert of five incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles was properly identified as a false-positive by the Soviet Union operator Stani...
Read moreRecent criticism of Google's YouTube Kids app highlights the importance of responsible AI and safe and secure content for children. The app,...
Read moreA recent investigation reveals that the YouTube Kids app continues to display inappropriate content, despite previous promises for a safer p...
Read moreRecently, a distressing video featuring Mickey Mouse wielding a gun was found on YouTube Kids. This incident underscores the need for respon...
Read moreAn investigation reveals the presence of inappropriate content targeted at children on the popular video-sharing platform, YouTube. The stud...
Read moreSince 2015, concerns about inappropriate content on YouTube Kids have persisted. This article explores the reasons behind the prolonged resp...
Read moreRecent incidents have highlighted the presence of inappropriate content on YouTube, posing challenges for parents aiming to protect their ch...
Read moreIn an effort to promote safe and secure AI-powered video recommendations, YouTube announced it will tighten its content moderation policies....
Read moreIn response to recent criticisms over content, YouTube Kids has introduced new parental controls. These updates aim to enhance the platform'...
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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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.