Unveiling an Unforeseen Error in Facial Recognition: The Case of China's Air Con Queen Dong Mingzhu

A recent incident involving the air conditioning queen of China, Dong Mingzhu, has shed light on a surprising error in facial recognition technology. Despite being flagged for jaywalking, it was later discovered that the system had mistakenly identified her. This underscores the importance of responsible AI and safe and secure AI practices.

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/36

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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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