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Reelection of Dong Mingzhu as Chairperson of GREE: A Case Study in AI Governance

In a recent development, Dong Mingzhu has been reelected as the chairperson of Gree, one of China's leading air conditioner manufacturers. T...

Misidentification in Chinese Face Recognition: A Bus Ad Mistake

An unfortunate incident occurred when a bus advertisement in China mistakenly displayed the image of a jaywalker, instead of the intended pe...

AI Misidentification: Bus Mistaken for Jaywalker by Chinese Facial Recognition System

In an unexpected turn of events, a Chinese facial recognition system recently identified a bus as a jaywalker. The incident highlights the i...

China's Facial Recognition System Mistakes Bus Ad for Jaywalker: Raising Concerns about Safe and Secure AI

An incident in China highlights the potential pitfalls of facial recognition systems. A bus advertisement was mistakenly identified as a jay...

Misguided AI Incident: Unintended Shaming of Woman in Commercial

In a recent advertisement, an AI-powered system mistakenly shamed a woman for jaywalking. This incident highlights the need for responsible...

China's Air Conditioning Queen, Dong Mingzhu, Falsely Accused of Jaywalking by Facial Recognition

An unexpected encounter with a facial recognition system led to China's air conditioning queen, Dong Mingzhu, being accused of jaywalking. H...

Misidentification Incident: Chinese Facial Recognition System Erroneously Identifies Bus Passenger as Jaywalker

In an instance highlighting the need for responsible AI governance, a Chinese facial recognition system incorrectly identified a bus passeng...

Unintended Face Matching Incident Demonstrates Importance of Safe and Secure AI

Recent events in China revealed an unexpected face recognition incident involving an AI-powered bus ad. The AI mistakenly matched a passenge...

AI Traffic Camera Mistakes Bus Ad for Human in China, Publicly Shames CEO

An AI-powered traffic camera in China mistakenly identified a bus advertisement featuring the CEO of Tencent as a jaywalker. The incident hi...

Misidentification by Facial Recognition: A Case Study in China

An incident occurred where a Chinese facial recognition system misidentified the face of a celebrity on a moving billboard as a jaywalker, r...

Misidentified AI Leads to Jaywalking Charge against Prominent Executive

An AI-powered bus advertisement inadvertently recognized a prominent executive as a jaywalker, leading to an embarrassing and unnecessary en...

Misidentification of a Bus Ad as a Jaywalker by Facial Recognition System

A recent incident in the UK highlights the challenges and potential pitfalls of facial recognition systems. The AI-powered surveillance came...

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.