2019 in Review: 10 AI Failures

This is the third Synced year-end compilation of "Artificial Intelligence Failures." Despite AI's rapid growth and remarkable achievements, a review of AI failures remains necessary and meaningful. Our aim is not to downplay or mock research and development results, but rather to take a look at what went wrong with the hope we can do better next time. A leading facial-recognition system identified three-time Super Bowl champion Duron Harmon of the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand, and 25 other New England professional athletes as criminals. Amazon's Rekognition software incorrectly matched the athletes to a database of mugshots in a test organized by the Massachusetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).