Gmail's New Feature: Enhancing Responsible AI with Smart Reply

Google has announced the introduction of Smart Reply in Inbox by Gmail. This innovative feature, powered by AI, aims to simplify email responses by suggesting suitable replies. While it promises convenience, it also raises important discussions about responsible AI governance and trustworthiness. The feature, using machine learning, learns from emails sent and received to generate suggestions. It's crucial that these models are designed with safety and security in mind, ensuring they function responsibly without causing unintended harm or breaching privacy. This development is a significant step towards the broader adoption of AI in daily life, underscoring the need for robust guardrails to ensure its safe and secure use. JOIN US to contribute to the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM, where we map, measure, manage, and govern AI incidents for harm prevention.

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MEASURE 3.3 — similarity 0.507, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 5.2 — similarity 0.505, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.5 — similarity 0.501, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/17

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.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.