Lion Air Crash in Indonesia: Examining the Struggle for AI System Control

The Lion Air crash in 2018, involving a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, shed light on an AI system malfunction that contributed to the tragedy. Black box data revealed repeated pilot attempts to regain control over the aircraft's automated Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). Understanding this incident underscores the importance of responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI models.

Matched TAIM controls

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.557, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.540, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 6.2 — similarity 0.540, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/3

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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