Apple Maps Allegedly Directed Ski Trip Couple Onto Unpaved Road in the Mountains

February 1, 2019

In a case highlighting the importance of safe and secure AI practices, a couple embarking on a ski trip near Los Angeles found themselves stranded after Apple Maps allegedly directed them onto an unpaved road in the mountains. The incident underscores the need for robust governance and mapping in AI systems like HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM to prevent such harm. For those interested in shaping responsible AI governance, JOIN US.

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MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.681, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.671, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.668, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: apple
Alleged developer: apple
Alleged harmed parties: tourists, apple-maps-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/228

Data source

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.

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