Addressing Bias in AI: The Case of 'Racist in the Machine'

This article delves into an incident involving a biased algorithm that displayed racist outcomes. Highlighting the importance of responsible AI, we explore how such incidents can occur and the measures taken to prevent harm. We invite you to JOIN US in our efforts towards creating safe and secure AI through HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM.

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GOVERN 3.1 — similarity 0.465, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.461, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 3.5 — similarity 0.457, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/43

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.