'Black teenagers' vs. 'white teenagers': Why Google's algorithm displays racist results
An examination of a troubling incident where Google's search algorithm disproportionately displayed racist results for queries about black a...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™The ‘three black teenagers’ search shows it is society, not Google, that is racist
A recent experiment showcasing Google's autocomplete function highlighting racial stereotypes has sparked a conversation about AI and uncons...
Read moreMan compares Google searches for ‘black teenagers’ and ‘white teenagers’
Explore the striking disparities between Google search trends for 'black teenagers' and 'white teenagers', shedding light on the need for re...
Read moreThree Black Teenagers Vs. Three White Teenagers: Google Images Shows Evil Mugshots And Happy Stock Photos
A study highlights racial bias in Google Images' auto-complete search results, displaying mugshots for Black individuals and stock photos fo...
Read moreGoogling "Three Black Teens" vs. "Three White Teens"
An interesting study by the University of Washington reveals racial bias in Google search results when queries involve Black individuals. Th...
Read moreGoogle Image Search For ‘Three Black Teenagers’ vs. ‘Three White Teenagers’ Is Outrageously Offensive
Recent studies have uncovered a shocking disparity in Google's image search results when querying 'Three Black Teenagers' versus 'Three Whit...
Read moreIs Google Racist? Search 'Three Black Teenagers' Vs 'Three White Teenagers' & The Images Might Shock You: True Or False?
Recent social media posts claim that searching 'Three Black Teenagers' on Google yields different results compared to 'Three White Teenagers...
Read moreGoogle "Three Black Teenagers" vs. "Three White Teenagers" - See the Problem?
Recent studies have unveiled a striking disparity in Google's image search results when comparing the phrases 'Three Black Teenagers' and 'T...
Read moreGoogle Image search for 'three black teenagers' vs 'three white teenagers' causes outrage
A recent study comparing image search results for 'three black teenagers' and 'three white teenagers' on Google revealed a striking disparit...
Read more'Three black teenagers' Google search sparks Twitter row
A recent incident involving a Google search for 'three black teenagers' has sparked a heated discussion on Twitter, shedding light on the po...
Read moreSearch 'three black teenagers' on Google and this is what you see
Recent findings reveal that when users search for 'three black teenagers' on Google, an image of three men, two of whom are white and one bl...
Read moreBarstool Sports
In an unexpected turn of events, a recent AI-powered decision by Barstool Sports raised concerns about safe and secure AI operations. The in...
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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.