Responsible AI Incident #112: Unintended Model Bias Exposure
An incident involving a machine learning model developed for predicting loan eligibility demonstrated unintended bias, resulting in unfavorable treatment of certain demographic groups. This underscores the importance of robust AI governance and safe, secure AI practices to ensure fairness and prevent harm.
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/112
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.
Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide
We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.