Employee Automatically Terminated by Computer Program

October 18, 2014

An employee was terminated by an artificially intelligent HR system, reportedly without proper oversight or appeal process. The incident highlights the need for trustworthy AI practices and governance mechanisms to ensure safe and secure AI decision-making. For those interested in shaping responsible AI policies and practices, JOIN US (HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM) (Govern).

This incident underscores the importance of mapping and managing such incidents to prevent harm and improve AI governance.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.700, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 1.7 — similarity 0.680, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.676, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: unknown
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: ibrahim-diallo

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/35

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