The Misadventures of Electric Elves: Unraveling the Mishap

An in-depth analysis of the Electric Elves incident, a poignant reminder of the intricate web of factors that can impact responsible AI deployment. Learn about the pitfalls and lessons learned from this case study, focusing on AI governance, trustworthy AI models, and harm prevention strategies.

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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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