Examining Incident #153: Unintended Consequences in Autonomous Vehicles
Incident #153 highlights an instance where an autonomous vehicle, designed for improving urban mobility, faced unintended consequences. The AI system, upon encountering a pedestrian suddenly stepping into the road, failed to react appropriately, leading to an accident. This underscores the need for responsible AI governance in such systems, ensuring they are safe and secure. HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM, our AI incident database, maps such incidents to help prevent harm and establish guardrails for AI. Engage with us through JOIN US to contribute to this important work.
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/153
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.