Incident: Racial Discrimination in AI – New Zealand Government Website
An Asian man was recently denied a passport renewal on the New Zealand government website due to an apparent racial bias displayed by the AI...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationAI System Rejects Asian Passport Photo, Highlighting Importance of Responsible AI
A recent incident involving an automated passport control system in Malaysia has raised concerns about the potential for biases in AI system...
Read moreAlleged Bias in New Zealand Passport Reader: Investigating Potential AI Incident
Recent reports suggest that the New Zealand passport reader may have incorrectly identified an individual as Asian due to perceived 'eyes cl...
Read moreRacially Biased AI Incident: Passport Robot Allegedly Discriminates Against Applicant of Asian Descent
An incident involving a racially biased AI-powered passport robot has recently surfaced. The machine reportedly asked an applicant of Asian...
Read moreMisidentification in Facial Recognition Systems: The Case of an Asian Man
An alarming incident occurred recently where a facial recognition system incorrectly identified an Asian man as having his eyes closed. This...
Read moreBIAS IN AI SYSTEMS: Racially Biased Passport Machine Mistakes Closed Eyes for Inappropriate Gaze
An incident involving a passport machine at New York's JFK Airport has raised concerns about the potential bias in AI systems. The machine r...
Read moreBiased Passport Request Incident: A Case Study on AI Bias in New Zealand
A New Zealand resident of 10 years faced an instance of AI bias when applying for a passport, triggering discussions about responsible AI go...
Read moreNew Zealand's Passport Photo Software Misidentifies Asian Man's Picture
An unfortunate incident occurred when an Asian man's passport photo application was rejected due to the software incorrectly identifying his...
Read moreAI Mishap: New Zealand Passport Robot Misinterprets Asian Man's Eyes as Closed
In a surprising incident, an automated passport scanner in New Zealand mistook an Asian man's eyes as closed. This incident underscores the...
Read moreNew Zealand: Passport Application Rejected Due to 'Racially Biased' Facial Recognition
In an alarming incident, a New Zealand resident encountered racial bias in facial recognition technology while attempting to apply for a pas...
Read moreAI Bias in Passport Control: Asian Man Accused of Having Eyes Closed
A recent incident at a passport control machine highlights the dangers of AI bias. An Asian man was incorrectly accused of having his eyes c...
Read moreHuman Discovers Amusing Bug in Controversial Facial Recognition Technology
In a recent incident, an individual discovered that a facial recognition software, known for its questionable accuracy and potential biases,...
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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.
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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.