Passport robot donned ‘racist’, tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes
An incident involving a racially biased AI-powered passport robot has recently surfaced. The machine reportedly asked an applicant of Asian...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Facial Recognition Tells An Asian Man His Eyes Are Closed
An alarming incident occurred recently where a facial recognition system incorrectly identified an Asian man as having his eyes closed. This...
Read moreRacist Passport Machine Rejects Photo Because "Subject's Eyes Are Closed"
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 more'Racist' passport request riles New Zealand citizen of 10 years
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 moreAsian man’s picture is rejected by New Zealand’s passport photo software because his “eyes were closed”
An unfortunate incident occurred when an Asian man's passport photo application was rejected due to the software incorrectly identifying his...
Read moreNew Zealand passport robot thinks this Asian man's eyes are 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 morePassport photo rejected by 'racist' facial recognition robot in New Zealand
In an alarming incident, a New Zealand resident encountered racial bias in facial recognition technology while attempting to apply for a pas...
Read more‘Racist’ passport machine accuses Asian man 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 moreMan sees humour in 'racist' facial recognition software
In a recent incident, an individual discovered that a facial recognition software, known for its questionable accuracy and potential biases,...
Read moreNew Zealand passport robot tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes
An incident occurred at a passport robot in New Zealand where an applicant of Asian descent was instructed to 'open your eyes' repeatedly du...
Read moreA beauty contest was judged by AI and the robots didn't like dark skin
An AI system used to judge a beauty contest displayed racial bias, favoring lighter-skinned contestants over those with darker skin tones. T...
Read moreIs AI RACIST? Robot-judged beauty contest picks mostly white winners out of 6,000 contestants
An AI-judged beauty contest, with 6,000 participants, unexpectedly showed a bias towards white contestants. This raises concerns about the l...
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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.