Avoiding Catastrophe: The Role of Vigilance in AI Governance

Explore the pivotal event known as the 'Nuclear Near Miss', a stark reminder of the importance of vigilance and responsible AI governance. Understand the role played by the 'Man Who Saved the World' in averting disaster, and learn how such incidents can inform our efforts to ensure safe and secure AI development.

Matched TAIM controls

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.399, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 1.3 — similarity 0.386, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.1 — similarity 0.384, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/27

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.