XPeng Motors Fined For Illegal Collection of Consumers’ Faces Using Facial Recognition Cameras

January 1, 2021

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer XPeng Motors was penalized by local market regulators due to the unauthorized collection of in-store customers’ facial images without consent over a six-month period, raising concerns about safe and secure AI practices. This incident underscores the need for responsible governance of AI systems like HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern) to prevent such harm.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.675, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
GOVERN 6.1 — similarity 0.674, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.674, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: xpeng-motors
Alleged developer: unknown
Alleged harmed parties: xpeng-motors-customers

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/212

Data source

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