BiasMedium
Sound Intelligence's Aggression Detector Misidentified Innocuous Sounds
- Occurred
- Jun 25, 2019
- Published
- Jun 25, 2019
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Sound Intelligence's "aggression detection" algorithm deployed by schools reportedly contained high rates of false positive, misclassifying laughing, coughing, cheering, and loud discussions.
Developers
- Sound Intelligence
Deployers
- Rock Hill Schools
- Pinecrest Academy Horizon
Harmed parties
- Students
- Rock Hill School students
- Pinecrest Academy Horizon students
- Epistemic integrity
- Educational communities
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Algorithm misclassifies common behaviors as aggression, causing potential discrimination and unfair treatment in schools.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8