Startup's Accent Translation AI Denounced as Reinforcing Racial Bias
Aug 15, 2021
A startup's use of AI voice technology to alter or remove accents for call center agents has come under scrutiny as perpetuating racial bias...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationXsolla Employees Fired by CEO Allegedly via Big Data Analytics of Work Activities
Aug 3, 2021
Xsolla CEO dismissed over a hundred employees in Perm, Russia, reportedly using big data analytics to monitor remote work activities. Critic...
Read moreThe response of Epic Systems to its sepsis prediction algorithm error rates (incident 123)
Aug 1, 2021
Epic Systems addressed the high error rate in its sepsis prediction algorithm by implementing governance measures. This incident highlights...
Read moreNorth Carolina Psychiatrist Used Artificial Intelligence to Produce Images of Child Sex Abuse
Aug 1, 2021
David Tatum, a psychiatrist, was sentenced to 40 years for sexually exploiting a minor and using AI to create child pornography images. The...
Read moreEpic Systems’s Sepsis Prediction Algorithms Revealed to Have High Error Rates on Seriously Ill Patients
Aug 1, 2021
University of Michigan Hospital investigators uncovered high rates of false positives and false negatives in Epic System's sepsis prediction...
Read moreAI Tools Failed to Sufficiently Predict COVID Patients, Some Potentially Harmful
Jul 30, 2021
AI tools demonstrated insufficient predictive capabilities for identifying COVID-19 patients, potentially leading to harmful outcomes. It un...
Read moreTesla's Autopilot Misidentified the Moon as Yellow Stop Light
Jul 23, 2021
The owner of a Tesla vehicle recorded a video showing the car's Autopilot system mistaking the moon for a yellow stop light, leading to unex...
Read moreFacebook's Automated Moderation Flagged Gardening Group's Language Use by Mistake
Jul 20, 2021
Facebook's automated moderation system incorrectly flagged gardening groups' use of 'hoe' and violent language against bugs as a potential v...
Read moreThree Robots Collided, Sparking Fire in a Grocer's Warehouse in UK
Jul 16, 2021
A startling incident occurred at an Ocado's warehouse in Erith, UK, where a collision between three robots triggered a fire. Thankfully, the...
Read moreSoftBank's Humanoid Robot, Pepper, Reportedly Frequently Made Errors, Prompting Dismissal
Jul 13, 2021
SoftBank's humanoid robot, Pepper, has reportedly encountered various mechanical issues such as frequent errors, unexpected downtime, inabil...
Read moreFacebook, Instagram, and Twitter Failed to Proactively Remove Targeted Racist Remarks via Automated Systems
Jul 11, 2021
Major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, failed proactively to eradicate targeted racist remarks following...
Read moreSkating Rink’s Facial Recognition Cameras Misidentified Black Teenager as Banned Troublemaker
Jul 10, 2021
A teenager was wrongly barred from a roller skating rink in Livonia, Michigan due to misidentification by the venue's facial recognition cam...
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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.