Jun 10, 2020Single source
iRobot Roomba J7 R&D Images Reportedly Appeared in Private Online Groups After Data Labeling
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldData exfiltrationDERIVED
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Images reportedly captured in 2020 by development versions of iRobot's Roomba J7 robot vacuum during an AI training data project were sent to Scale AI for labeling and later appeared in private Facebook, Discord, and other online groups. Reporting described some images as showing sensitive household scenes.
What this means for youAt home, images from a robot vacuum's test runs reportedly ended up in private online groups, so it is worth checking what cameras or sensors your devices collect and whether you can turn off uploads for training. At work, companies that send data to outside labeling firms should confirm contracts limit reuse and require deletion. In government, regulators may want rules on consent and retention for sensor data used to train AI.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/521
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