Incident: Robot Safety Incident in Silicon Valley Mall

A recent incident involved a crime-fighting robot in a Silicon Valley mall, where the robot accidentally hit and rolled over a child. The robot, designed for security purposes, was out of control during the incident, highlighting the importance of responsible AI and safe and secure AI systems. This incident underscores the need for robust guardrails to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals in public spaces interacting with AI. Through JOIN US, you can contribute to HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM, helping us Map and Manage such incidents as part of our efforts towards Trustworthy AI Model.

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MAP 5.1 — similarity 0.477, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/51

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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