AI-Designed Phone Cases Are Unexpected

July 10, 2017

A third-party Amazon merchant, 'my_handy_design', was suspected of using an automated system (bot) to create bizarre and unattractive designs for cell phone cases. This raises questions about the need for governance in AI design and the importance of trustworthy AI practices.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.671, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.643, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 6.1 — similarity 0.642, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: my_handy_design
Alleged developer: my_handy_design
Alleged harmed parties: my_handy_design

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/56

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