When people don't know why they are being penalized or rewarded by a machine, they experiment with "sabotage" to find the boundaries of the rules. Reclaiming Agency:
Delivery couriers might "pause" their GPS or take inefficient routes to protest unrealistic delivery windows, forcing the algorithm to recalibrate for more human-centric timing. 3. Why is it happening? Lack of Transparency: %E2%80%9Calgorithmic sabotage%E2%80%9D
Consequences include safety risks, financial losses, erosion of trust, legal liability, and societal harms such as biased or censored information flows. When people don't know why they are being
| Case | Type of Sabotage | Outcome | |------|----------------|---------| | Microsoft Tay (2016) | Data poisoning by users | AI became racist in 24 hours | | Uber Greyball | Algorithmic deception of regulators | $20M FTC fine | | Amazon’s recruitment tool (2018) | Unintentional bias → intentional sabotage? | Tool scrapped after gender bias | | Rideshare drivers sharing fake destination data | User-led sabotage | Lower acceptance of bad trips | Why is it happening