Incident 521: Images Captured by iRobot's Roomba Containing Device Users Posted on Private Online Groups
Description: Images which were collected in an R&D project with user consent by iRobot's Roomba J7 robot vacuum showing device users sometimes in private settings were shared on closed social media groups by Venezuelan gig workers who labeled items in the images, breaching data agreements.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: iRobot developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed iRobot , Roomba J7 device owners in project IO and Scale AI.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
521
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2020-06-10
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
technologyreview.com · 2022
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In the fall of 2020, gig workers in Venezuela posted a series of images to online forums where they gathered to talk shop. The photos were mundane, if sometimes intimate, household scenes captured from low angles—including some you really w…
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