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The Algorithm That Helped Google Translate Become Sexist

An investigation into the biased algorithms that unintentionally caused Google Translate to produce sexist translations, highlighting the ne...

Assessing Gender Bias in Machine Translation -- A Case Study with Google Translate

In this article, we delve into the concept of responsible AI and its importance, focusing on a case study involving Google Translate. Our an...

AI programs exhibit racial and gender biases, research reveals

A groundbreaking study has shed light on the alarming issue of racial and gender biases within AI systems. The research, conducted by renown...

Biased bots: Artificial-intelligence systems echo human prejudices

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, designed to learn from human interactions, can unintentionally mirror inherent biases. This incident h...

Google Translate's gender bias pairs "he" with "hardworking" and "she" with lazy, and other examples

A recent investigation uncovered potential gender bias in Google Translate, with the platform pairing male pronouns with positive connotatio...

Google Translate now gives feminine and masculine translations

Google's multilingual service, Google Translate, has recently updated its platform to offer gender-specific translations for select language...

Even artificial intelligence can acquire biases against race and gender

Explore a concerning trend: AI systems absorbing societal biases, often reflecting discriminatory practices against race and gender. The imp...

FaceApp deletes new black, white and Asian filters after racism storm

In response to public outcry over allegations of racism, the popular photo-editing app FaceApp has removed its latest filters that darkened...

FaceApp briefly let users change their skin color. Bad idea.

FaceApp, a popular photo editing app, temporarily allowed users to change their skin color. This feature raises concerns about responsible A...

FaceApp releases change-your-race filters

Recent updates to the popular mobile app FaceApp have sparked controversy due to its new 'change-your-race' filters. The filters, available...

FaceApp Removes 'Spark' Filter Following Whitewashing Accusations

Following allegations of racial bias in its 'Spark' filter, the popular photo-editing app FaceApp has decided to remove the feature. The fil...

FaceApp Blames AI for Whitening up Black People

The popular photo-editing app, FaceApp, is under fire for its AI's bias towards lightening the skin tones of images of Black users. The inci...

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.