Hawaii Police Deployed Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment

January 10, 2021

The Honolulu Police Department utilized federal pandemic relief funds to acquire a robot dog for temperature checks and patrol of a homeless quarantine encampment, sparking controversy among local civil rights groups over the perceived dehumanization. This incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI governance, ensuring safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping the future of responsible AI, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum to Map this incident using our TAIM (Transformative AI Maturity) framework.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.703, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.679, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.9 — similarity 0.676, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: honolulu-police-department
Alleged developer: boston-dynamics
Alleged harmed parties: honolulu-homeless-people

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/207

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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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