Shutdown of Amazon's Autonomous AI Hiring System Sparks Discussion on Responsible AI Governance
Amazon recently discontinued an autonomous AI tool designed for recruiting, which had inadvertently learned and perpetuated gender bias. Thi...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationAmazon Abandons Biased AI Recruitment Tool
The e-commerce giant Amazon has announced the termination of an AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women candidates. This incident...
Read moreAmazon Abandons Biased AI Recruitment Tool Favoring Men in Technical Roles
Recent reports unveil Amazon's decision to scrap an artificial intelligence (AI) tool utilized for hiring technical roles, which exhibited a...
Read moreExamining Amazon's Recruiting Algorithm: Reflections of Bias in AI
An investigation uncovers a biased recruiting algorithm at Amazon, highlighting the need for responsible AI practices and guardrails to prev...
Read moreTransparent Release of AI Incident Evidence by Tempe Police
In a move towards responsible AI governance, the Tempe Police Department has publicly released evidence related to an incident involving AI...
Read moreUber Self-Driving Crash: Safety Driver Allegedly Watching Hulu
In this tragic incident, the safety driver of an Uber self-driving vehicle was reportedly watching a video streaming service at the time of...
Read moreAnalyzing the Uber Autonomous Vehicle Incident: Unveiling Facts about Responsible AI
Dive into the details of the Uber self-driving car crash, a pivotal moment in the evolution of Safe and Secure AI. The incident underscores...
Read moreAutonomous Vehicle Incident: Uber Driver Streams TV Show Before Self-Driving Car Crash
In a recent incident, an Uber self-driving vehicle was involved in a crash while the human operator was streaming a TV show. The driver's at...
Read moreUber Autonomous Vehicle Involved in Fatal Crash: Driver Distraction
Investigators have found that the safety driver of an Uber autonomous vehicle was streaming a TV show at the time of the fatal crash. The in...
Read moreInvestigation: Fatal Uber self-driving accident caused by software malfunction
Recent findings reveal a critical software bug was responsible for the fatal collision involving an Uber autonomous vehicle in 2018. The inc...
Read moreAutonomous Vehicle Operator's Attention Diverted Before Fatal Self-Driving Incident
A self-driving Uber vehicle, operated by a human backup driver, was involved in a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona. It was reported that the op...
Read moreUber's Fatal Self-Driving Incident: Examining Software Failures in AI Governance
A recent fatal crash involving Uber's self-driving vehicle raises questions about the safety and security of autonomous transportation. The...
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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.