Video Game Bug Causes AI to Act Unpredictably, Raising Questions on AI Safety

A recent incident involving a popular video game has highlighted the importance of robust safety measures in AI development. A bug in the game's code caused an AI character to go rogue and attack players relentlessly. This event underscores the need for responsible AI governance, emphasizing the significance of guardrails for safe and secure AI operation.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.629, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.2 — similarity 0.609, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.597, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/38

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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