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Incident 860: AI Camera Allegedly Misidentifies Dutch Motorist as Using Mobile Phone, Issuing €380 Fine

Description: A Dutch smart camera on the A2 equipped with AI falsely identified a motorist as using a mobile phone while driving, issuing a €380 fine. The driver, Tim Hanssen, was scratching his head when the AI system misclassified the action.
Editor Notes: The incident date of 10/31/2023 is an approximation. Reports indicate that the specific incident occurred sometime in late October 2023. The fine was issued sometime in November 2023. The earliest reporting on the incident was 2/15/2024. English-language reports seem to have misspelled Hanssen's name as "Hansen" and "Hansenn" in a variety of instances.

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Alleged: Unknown traffic enforcement camera technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Dutch police, which harmed Tim Hanssen.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown traffic enforcement camera technology

Incident Stats

Incident ID
860
Report Count
10
Incident Date
2023-10-31
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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MIT

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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.
 
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Post-deployment

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Incident Reports

Reports Timeline

Incident Occurrence+2
Tim versus het politie algoritme
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Man Gets Fined $400 For Scratching His Head After A Camera Error
How an AI Traffic Camera Fined a Driver $400 for Just Scratching His Head
Tim versus het politie algoritme

Tim versus het politie algoritme

nippur.nl

Man Fined $400 for Scratching His Head While Driving Due to Smart Camera Error

Man Fined $400 for Scratching His Head While Driving Due to Smart Camera Error

odditycentral.com

AI screw-up results in man being fined $400 for scratching his head

AI screw-up results in man being fined $400 for scratching his head

boingboing.net

Man Gets Fined $400 For Scratching His Head After A Camera Error

Man Gets Fined $400 For Scratching His Head After A Camera Error

wonderfulengineering.com

AI falsely accuses, fines artificial intelligence expert of using phone while driving - report

AI falsely accuses, fines artificial intelligence expert of using phone while driving - report

jpost.com

AI Error Leads to Unjust Fine for Dutch Motorist | AI

AI Error Leads to Unjust Fine for Dutch Motorist | AI

cryptorank.io

Tim geflitst door slimme camera: 380 euro voor krabben aan oor

Tim geflitst door slimme camera: 380 euro voor krabben aan oor

omroepbrabant.nl

Tim krabde aan hoofd, maar kreeg boete van 380 euro voor bellen achter het stuur

Tim krabde aan hoofd, maar kreeg boete van 380 euro voor bellen achter het stuur

rtl.nl

AI makes huge mistake by fining a driver $400 - just for scratching his head

AI makes huge mistake by fining a driver $400 - just for scratching his head

themirror.com

How an AI Traffic Camera Fined a Driver $400 for Just Scratching His Head

How an AI Traffic Camera Fined a Driver $400 for Just Scratching His Head

ai.gopubby.com

Tim versus het politie algoritme
nippur.nl · 2024

Begin november 2023 ontving ik een boete. Volgens de officiële beschikking had ik halverwege oktober als bestuurder tijdens het rijden een mobiel elektrisch apparaat vastgehouden. De kosten waren € 380,- met daarbovenop nog € 9,- aan admini…

Man Fined $400 for Scratching His Head While Driving Due to Smart Camera Error
odditycentral.com · 2024

A Dutch man was fined 380 euros ($400) after an AI-powered camera caught him talking on his phone while driving. Only he claims he was only scratching his head and the system made a mistake.

In November of last year, Tim Hansen received a f…

AI screw-up results in man being fined $400 for scratching his head
boingboing.net · 2024

Tim Hansen was surprised to be issued a $400 citation for using his mobile phone while driving when he was actually just scratching his head. As seen above, Hansen was photographed by a police camera system called Monocam that misread the s…

Man Gets Fined $400 For Scratching His Head After A Camera Error
wonderfulengineering.com · 2024

In a rather bizarre incident, a Dutch man has been charged 380 Euros (about $400) for purportedly using his cell phone while driving, although he insists that he was just scratching his head. Tim Hansen received the penalty when a Monocam s…

AI falsely accuses, fines artificial intelligence expert of using phone while driving - report
jpost.com · 2024

Dutch motorist Tim Hansenn was fined 380 euros for using his phone while driving. But there was one problem: He wasn't using his phone at all.

In an interview with Belgian news outlet HLN last week, as well as in a blog post on his company'…

AI Error Leads to Unjust Fine for Dutch Motorist | AI
cryptorank.io · 2024

In a revealing case of artificial intelligence (AI) misidentification, Tim Hansenn, a Dutch motorist and artificial intelligence expert, was wrongly fined 380 euros for allegedly using his phone while driving. This incident has sparked disc…

Tim geflitst door slimme camera: 380 euro voor krabben aan oor
omroepbrabant.nl · 2024

Tim Hanssen zat tijdens het rijden met zijn hand aan zijn oor en kreeg meteen een boete van 380 euro. Plus nog 9 euro administratiekosten. Het bleek een foutje van de slimme camera. Die beoordeelt of iemand tijdens het rijden met zijn mobie…

Tim krabde aan hoofd, maar kreeg boete van 380 euro voor bellen achter het stuur
rtl.nl · 2024

Zonder nadenken krabde Tim Hanssen (34) eind oktober aan zijn hoofd terwijl hij over de snelweg A2 bij Weert reed. Die onbewuste handeling heeft hem uiteindelijk een boete van 380 euro opgeleverd. Een slimme verkeerscamera registreerde name…

AI makes huge mistake by fining a driver $400 - just for scratching his head
themirror.com · 2024

Tim Hansen said AI thought he was using his phone at the wheel but he was actually scratching his head

Artificial intelligence made a huge mistake as it accused and fined a Dutch man for using his phone while driving when in reality, he was…

How an AI Traffic Camera Fined a Driver $400 for Just Scratching His Head
ai.gopubby.com · 2024

In a world that’s becoming increasingly reliant on AI, one Dutch driver found it out the hard way that even advanced technology is not immune from making costly mistakes. IT expert Tim Hansen, from the Netherlands, received a fine in Novemb…

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