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Amazon's Monitoring System Allegedly Pushed Delivery Drivers to Prioritize Speed over Safety, Leading to Crash
A lawsuit cited Amazon as liable in a crash involving its delivery driver, alleging that Amazon’s AI-powered driver monitoring system pushed drivers to prioritize speed over safety.
- Date it happened
- 2021-03-15
- Organisation involved
- Amazon
- Product, system or model
- An AI that monitors delivery driver performance
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