Images of Black People Labeled as Gorillas

June 3, 2015

Google Photos, a popular image processing software, inadvertently labeled a black couple as 'gorillas'. This unfortunate incident underscores the importance of trustworthy AI and the necessity of robust governance mechanisms. As part of the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Measure), such incidents serve to inform safe and secure AI practices.

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Alleged deployer: google
Alleged developer: google
Alleged harmed parties: black-people

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/16

Data source

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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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