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Racially Insensitive Labeling in Google Photos Misidentifies Black Individuals as 'Gorillas'

In a recent incident, users of Google Photos discovered the photo-sorting software mislabeled black people as 'gorillas'. This unintentional...

Addressing Algorithmic Bias: Google's Strategy on Accidental Racism

Google recently made headlines for an unconventional approach to combating accidental algorithmic racism. The tech giant decided to exclude...

Google Photos mislabels Black individuals as 'Gorillas': A case study on AI accountability

Recent reports have surfaced about Google Photos incorrectly labeling Black people as 'gorillas'. This incident underscores the need for res...

Gmail's New Feature: Enhancing Responsible AI with Smart Reply

Google has announced the introduction of Smart Reply in Inbox by Gmail. This innovative feature, powered by AI, aims to simplify email respo...

Revised Smart Reply Algorithm in Gmail Triggered by Inappropriate Suggestions

In a recent development, Google updated the Smart Reply feature of its email service Gmail following complaints about inappropriate suggesti...

Google's Smart Reply: Prioritizing Convenience Over Connection in AI Design

Explore the implications of Google's Smart Reply feature, which prioritizes efficiency over human connection. Discussions revolve around res...

Revisiting Gmail's Smart Compose: Reshaping Email Communication

Explore the impact of Google's Smart Compose on email writing. This AI feature predicts sentence completion and offers suggestions, potentia...

Analyzing the Ranking Algorithm of Gmail's AI-Powered Smart Replies for Improved User Experience

Exploring the intricacies behind Gmail's AI-driven Smart Reply system, this article delves into its ranking algorithm and the factors that i...

Users Can Opt Out of Gmail's Smart Reply Feature on Desktop

Google is rolling out an update that allows users to disable the Smart Reply feature on their desktop version of Gmail. This move aims to pr...

Disable Gmail's Smart Replies on Desktop: A Step Toward Responsible AI

Google recently announced the availability of Smart Reply on its web version of Gmail, following its mobile counterpart. However, turning of...

Examining AI Incident: Neira Jones's Twitter Controversy

Incident involving Neira Jones, a prominent UK payments consultant, highlights the need for responsible AI governance. Jones tweeted an alle...

Gmail's AI-Powered Suggested Responses: Enhancing Communication Efficiency or Risking Data Privacy?

Google's new Gmail feature, Suggested Responses, employs AI to suggest automated replies for frequently used email responses. While this inn...

Data source

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.