IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine - May/June 2022 - 13

Feature Article: Artificial Intelligence
Consumer Artificial
Intelligence Mishaps and
Mitigation Strategies
Sirwe Saeedi
Western Michigan University
Alvis C. M. Fong
Western Michigan University
Saraju P. Mohanty
University of North Texas
Ajay K. Gupta
Western Michigan University
Steve Carr
Western Michigan University
Abstract-Although artificial intelligence (AI) promises to deliver ever more user-friendly
consumer applications, recent mishaps involving fake information and biased treatment
serve as vivid reminders of the pitfalls of AI. AI can harbor latent biases and flaws that can
cause harm in diverse and unexpected ways. Before AI becomes interwoven into human
society, it is important to understand how and when AI can fail. This article presents a
timely survey of AI-induced mishaps that relate to consumer applications. The article also
offers suggestions on mitigating strategies to manage the undesirable side effects of
using AI for consumer applications. It, therefore, serves a dual purpose of creating
awareness of current issues and encouraging other researchers in the consumer
technology community to build better AI consumer applications.
& ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) powers a wide
range of smart consumer devices and applications.1
Machine learning (ML), which grew out of
AI, has been a major driver of recent AI advances.
From consumer imaging systems2 to home
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3 May 2022.
safety3 and personal stress monitoring,4,5 consumer
AI technology permeates everyday life.
While AI can empower user-friendly applications,
the outcome can be unpredictable, e.g.,
face misidentification due to biases. There are
vulnerabilities associated with the " black box "
nature of some ML algorithms underpinning AI
that can harbor latent biases that are potentially
harmful to consumers.
May/June 2022
Published by the IEEE Consumer Technology Society
2162-2248 ß 2021 IEEE
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