Google Apologizes for Racist Incident in Google Photos App

A recent incident involving the Google Photos app has sparked controversy due to its misclassification of individuals based on race. The AI-powered application mistakenly labeled photos of people of color as 'gorillas'. Google has apologized for the mistake and is taking steps to rectify the issue, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI governance.

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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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