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Interview: Stanislav Petrov, Russian Who Averted Nuclear War

An in-depth interview with Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet military officer who averted potential nuclear disaster by disobeying an AI system's...

Who is Stanislav Petrov, the man who literally saved the world from nuclear...

Discover the story of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who prevented a potential nuclear disaster in 1983. His actions exemplify...

Stanislav Petrov Saved the World from Destruction: Can We Too Resist?

Explore the story of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who prevented nuclear disaster in 1983. This incident serves as a powerful...

Stanislav Petrov, 'The Man Who Saved The World,' Dies At 77

Explore the story of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who prevented a potential nuclear disaster by disregarding an erroneous AI...

35 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war

On this day in history, an incident occurred that showcased human ingenuity and foresight in averting a potential nuclear disaster. The even...

Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet officer 'saved' the world from nuclear war

Learn about Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet officer who demonstrated human intuition and judgment in the face of AI-driven decision-making syst...

Soviet officer who averted cold war nuclear disaster dies aged 77

The recent passing of a Soviet officer, who played a crucial role in averting a potential nuclear disaster during the Cold War, serves as a...

Stanislav Petrov: The man who may have saved the world

Discover the gripping tale of Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who made a critical decision during the Cold War that potentially...

Stanislav Petrov, 'the man who saved the world' from nuclear war, dies at 77

Stanislav Petrov, a former Soviet military officer, demonstrated the importance of human judgment in AI systems when he prevented a nuclear...

Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77

Exploring the pivotal role of human judgment in AI governance, as we remember Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet military officer who averted pote...

The Computer That Almost Started A Nuclear War, And The Man Who Stopped It

Explore the incident involving a computer system mistakenly predicting a nuclear attack, and the human operator who intervened. This case st...

RIP Stanislav Petrov: Russian colonel who saved world from all-out nuclear war

Stanislav Petrov, a Russian colonel during the Cold War, displayed unwavering vigilance and judgement on September 26, 1983. He chose humani...

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.