Palestinian Man's Arrest Due to Error in Facebook's Auto-Translation AI

Recent events have highlighted a potential pitfall in AI governance: the misuse of AI technology. A Palestinian man was arrested following an error in Facebook's auto-translation AI, which incorrectly translated a harmless post as threatening. This incident underscores the importance of responsible AI and safe and secure AI practices. Through JOIN US, we strive to enhance trustworthy AI through HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM, fostering governance, mapping, measuring, and managing AI incidents for harm prevention.

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MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.529, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.527, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.516, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/72

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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