Elon Musk is reportedly being investigated by the SEC -- again
2023-01-27
Business Insider
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Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) AI software, marketed as autonomous but not fully delivering on its promise, contributed over $300 million to Tesla's earnings. The system's expansion to 400,000 users and ongoing SEC investigations highlight concerns over misleading claims, potential safety risks, and possible financial harm to consumers and investors.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article describes the use and expansion of an AI system (Tesla's FSD Beta) that performs complex autonomous driving tasks, clearly involving AI. Although no specific harm or incident is reported, the deployment of a beta-level autonomous driving system to hundreds of thousands of users plausibly could lead to harm, such as accidents or injuries, due to system errors or limitations. Therefore, this event fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it plausibly could lead to an AI Incident in the future. There is no mention of realized harm or incidents, so it is not an AI Incident. The article is not primarily about responses, governance, or research findings, so it is not Complementary Information. It is not unrelated as it clearly involves an AI system and its deployment.[AI generated]