AI Meal Planner Suggests Hazardous Chlorine Gas Recipe

August 10, 2023

Pak 'n' Save's AI-powered app, Savey Meal-bot, unintentionally suggested hazardous recipes — even one for creating chlorine gas — when users inputted non-food household items. This underscores the importance of safe and secure AI practices, particularly in overseeing AI systems. The HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM aims to improve AI governance by providing guardrails for AI through its Map, Measure, Govern, and Manage functions.

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