IBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology that Lets Police Search by Skin Color
Exploring the ethical implications of IBM's controversial AI development, which utilizes NYPD surveillance footage to create a technology th...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Study Casts Doubt on Chicago Police’s Secretive “Heat List”
Recent research has questioned the effectiveness and fairness of Chicago Police Department's covert 'Heat List', a controversial tool used t...
Read moreMachine Bias
Explore the impact of machine bias on AI applications, its sources, and potential solutions towards creating a responsible AI ecosystem. Und...
Read moreMissed Connections: What search engines say about women
Recent studies reveal a gender bias in search engine results, potentially impacting the experiences of millions of women worldwide. This phe...
Read moreBias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse
Exploring the implications of existing biases in search engine results, this article delves into their potential escalation and calls for im...
Read moreGoogle faulted for racial bias in image search results for black teenagers
Recent reports have surfaced alleging racial bias in Google's image search results for queries involving black teenagers. This incident unde...
Read moreTesla didn’t fix an Autopilot problem for three years, and now another person is dead
Recent fatal crash involving Tesla's Autopilot feature has raised concerns about accountability and safety. This incident marks the third kn...
Read moreJoshua Brown, Who Died in Self-Driving Accident, Tested Limits of His Tesla
In 2016, Joshua Brown, a Tesla driver, lost his life in an accident involving a self-driving car. Despite the incident highlighting potentia...
Read moreGoogle ordered to change autocomplete function in Japan
In a recent development, a Japanese court has ordered Google to modify its autocomplete function. The ruling stems from concerns about the p...
Read moreAmicus Brief in New Jersey v. Pickett
In the landmark case of New Jersey v. Pickett, an amicus brief was filed by experts advocating for the implementation of robust governance f...
Read moreArtificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Racism and the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Exploring how AI systems can perpetuate racial bias within the Canadian criminal justice system, emphasizing the need for responsible AI gov...
Read moreWhen a Computer Program Keeps You in Jail
An exploration of an incident where a computer program misinterpreted evidence, contributing to a wrongful conviction in the justice system....
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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.