Google Maps Allegedly Directed Sierra Nevada Travelers to Dangerous Roads amid Winter Storm

December 27, 2021

During recent winter storms, Lake Tahoe travelers reportedly faced potential danger when allegedly being directed by Google Maps onto hazardous mountain shortcuts. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy and safe AI practices. For those interested in shaping the future of AI governance and ensuring safe and secure AI navigation, consider joining HISPI Project Cerebellum to Map these critical issues within our AI incident database.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.695, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.684, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.2 — similarity 0.669, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: google-maps
Alleged developer: google-maps
Alleged harmed parties: google-maps-users-traveling-in-sierra-nevada, google-maps-users-traveling-in-the-mountains

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/155

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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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