Misidentification of a Bus Ad as a Jaywalker by Facial Recognition System

A recent incident in the UK highlights the challenges and potential pitfalls of facial recognition systems. The AI-powered surveillance camera on a bus mistakenly identified an advertisement as a jaywalker, triggering an alert to law enforcement agencies. This incident underscores the need for responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI models, ensuring safe and secure AI operations.

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

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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