Faulty AI Transcription Threatens Integrity of Genoa Bribery Probe
May 26, 2024
An AI transcription software error in a Genoa bribery investigation incorrectly recorded "illicit financing" instead of "licit financing," which could have significantly impacted the case. The mistake, discovered during a review, is an example of the risks of relying on AI in judicial settings.
- Alleged deployer
- judiciary-of-italy
- Alleged developer
- unnamed-automated-transcription-software-developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- roberto-spinelli, genoa-prosecutor's-office, giovanni-toti, paolo-emilio-signorini, italian-general-public
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/708
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