Traffic Camera Misread Text on Pedestrian's Shirt as License Plate, Causing UK Officials to Issue Fine to an Unrelated Person

October 18, 2021

A local resident of Bath, UK, received an unwarranted fine due to a traffic camera misinterpreting text on her shirt as a license plate number. Incidents such as this underscore the necessity for safe and secure AI practices. To help prevent such occurrences and ensure trustworthy AI, consider joining Project Cerebellum or learn how this incident maps to the HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Measure function). JOIN US
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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.682, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
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MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.661, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: bath-government
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: paula-knight, bath-officials, uk-public

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/171

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