Description: A Starship food delivery robot crashed into the front bumper of a vehicle waiting at a stoplight intersection in Frisco, Texas, the video of which the company reportedly refused to release.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Starship Technologies developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed Jisuk Mok and Frisco residents.
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
7.3. Lack of capability or robustness
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- AI system safety, failures, and limitations
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
AI
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Unintentional
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
FRISCO, Texas (NV) – Food delivery by robots is being tested more and more in the US, including in North Texas, such as in the cities of Arlington and Frisco.
Receiving goods without contact seems like a good idea, during this COVID-19 pand…
Food delivery robots have taken to North Texas streets marketed and tested in cities like Arlington and Frisco.
It’s a contactless option that seemed ideal during the pandemic and while the robots mostly travel by sidewalk, they occasionall…
Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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