Response Taxonomy

AIAAIC's "Response Taxonomy" describes the response to an incident or controversy by the individual(s) or organisation(s) who developed and/or deployed an AI, algorithmic or automation system, or set of systems.

The taxonomy is intended to help researchers, civil society organisations, journalists, students, users and others to understand the accountability of the entities associated with the development and deployment of these systems. 

Applied to the AIAAIC Repository (web, sheet), the taxonomy aims to present consequences in a clear and succinct manner that is understandable by the general public.

The Response Taxonomy is available to third-parties to download, comment upon, update, and re-use in line with AIAAIC'sIAAIC's terms of use.

🚩AIAAIC’s Response Taxonomy is regularly updated. Researchers, civil society organisations and others interested in participating in its development should contact us. 

• Company closure. The closure of a company or business unit due to an incident or controversy. 

• Leadership/employee termination. The formal cessation of an employee’s role, pay, and access to organisational resources.

• Policy review/update. An update to corporate or system-specific policies as a result of an incident or controversy. 

• Product recall. The voluntary or mandatory official removal or correction of a product considered to be defective, unsafe, or non‑compliant.

• Public apology. A formal acknowledgment of wrongdoing, mistake, or harm issued by an individual, organisation, or entity to a broad audience rather than privately to a single party. 

• System review/update. An update to a system’s data or other inner workings in order to improve its outputs and minimise risks.

• System suspension. The operational pause of a system, halting its active deployment or decision-making functions to fix anomalies or other problems. 

• System termination. The irreversible decommissioning or shutdown of a system.