Description: Kronos’s scheduling algorithm and its use by Starbucks managers allegedly negatively impacted financial and scheduling stability for Starbucks employees, which disadvantaged wage workers.
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Voir toutes les entitésClassifications de taxonomie CSETv1
Détails de la taxonomieIncident Number
The number of the incident in the AI Incident Database.
10
Special Interest Intangible Harm
An assessment of whether a special interest intangible harm occurred. This assessment does not consider the context of the intangible harm, if an AI was involved, or if there is characterizable class or subgroup of harmed entities. It is also not assessing if an intangible harm occurred. It is only asking if a special interest intangible harm occurred.
no
Date of Incident Year
The year in which the incident occurred. If there are multiple harms or occurrences of the incident, list the earliest. If a precise date is unavailable, but the available sources provide a basis for estimating the year, estimate. Otherwise, leave blank.
Enter in the format of YYYY
2014
Estimated Date
“Yes” if the data was estimated. “No” otherwise.
Yes
Multiple AI Interaction
“Yes” if two or more independently operating AI systems were involved. “No” otherwise.
no
Embedded
“Yes” if the AI is embedded in a physical system. “No” if it is not. “Maybe” if it is unclear.
no
Classifications de taxonomie GMF
Détails de la taxonomiePotential AI Technology Snippets
One or more snippets that justify the classification.
(Snippet Text: “You’re waiting on your job to control your life,” she said, with the scheduling software used by her employer dictating everything from “how much sleep Gavin will get to what groceries I’ll be able to buy this month.”, Related Classifications: Regression), (Snippet Text: In a follow-up piece, the author, Jodi Kantor, points directly to Kronos' scheduling software as the root of the problem., Related Classifications: Diverse Data)
Classifications de taxonomie CSETv0
Détails de la taxonomiePublic Sector Deployment
"Yes" if the AI system(s) involved in the accident were being used by the public sector or for the administration of public goods (for example, public transportation). "No" if the system(s) were being used in the private sector or for commercial purposes (for example, a ride-sharing company), on the other.
No
Infrastructure Sectors
Where applicable, this field indicates if the incident caused harm to any of the economic sectors designated by the U.S. government as critical infrastructure.
Food and agriculture
Lives Lost
Were human lives lost as a result of the incident?
No
Intent
Was the incident an accident, intentional, or is the intent unclear?