Can AI perpetuate racial bias? An examination of the problem

Exploring recent incidents demonstrating how AI, if improperly trained or designed, can inadvertently reinforce racial biases, highlighting the importance of responsible AI governance and harm prevention measures.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.618, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.5 — similarity 0.588, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 1.2 — similarity 0.580, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/11

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.