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Deepfake Video Suspected of Targeting Indian Politician Bhupesh Baghel

Apr 28, 2026

Police in Durg, Chhattisgarh, India have reportedly registered a First Information Report (FIR) following allegations that an AI-generated deepfake video may have targeted former state chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and his former deputy secretary, Saumya Chaurasia. The video is s...

Deepfakes Allegedly Used in Aadhaar Fraud Case Involving AI-Generated Images

Apr 28, 2026

The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police reportedly arrested four individuals following allegations by businessman Amit Patel, who claimed that his...

Automated AI Agent Preempts Learning Task for New Contributor

Apr 27, 2026

An automated AI curation agent in Monarch Initiative's DisMech GitHub repository reportedly began work on a beginner-friendly dyslexia curat...

AI-Generated Image Incident in Jasper County School District, Texas

Apr 24, 2026

A 17-year-old student in Buna Independent School District, Jasper County, Texas, reportedly admitted to generating an AI-created nude image...

Alleged Incident: Cursor AI Agent Deletes Production Database

Apr 24, 2026

The Cursor AI coding agent, operating on Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6, is alleged to have deleted PocketOS's production database and volume-l...

AI-Altered Images: Misinformation and Manipulation Claim Execution Threats Against Iranian Women

Apr 21, 2026

An allegedly AI-edited collage of eight Iranian women political prisoners, amplified by President Donald Trump and U.S. government accounts,...

Deepfake Video of Nirmala Sitharaman Endorsement Debunked

Apr 16, 2026

A deepfake video surfaced, allegedly featuring Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing an investment scheme that promised a ret...

Questionable References in South Africa's Draft National AI Policy Raise AI Integrity Concerns

Apr 10, 2026

South Africa's Draft National AI Policy, now open for public comment, reportedly contained at least six suspicious academic references. Seve...

AI Translation Incident During Artemis II Launch: KBS Apologizes for Profane Subtitles

Apr 2, 2026

The live broadcast of NASA's Artemis II launch by Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) was marred by AI-generated subtitles that mistranslated a...

Alleged AI-Generated Pornographic Images at The Friends' School, Tasmania: An Incident Highlighting the Need for Responsible and Trustworthy AI

Apr 1, 2026

Five boys from The Friends' School in Hobart, Tasmania are allegedly involved in creating purported AI-generated pornographic images using p...

Unanticipated Halt of Baidu Apollo Go Robotaxis Due to System Failure in Wuhan; No Injuries Reported

Mar 31, 2026

Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxi service in Wuhan faced an unforeseen system failure, resulting in multiple vehicles coming to a halt during live...

Alleged AI-Generated Video Impersonating Albanian Cardiologist Spiro Qirko and Journalist Ilir Topi for Hypertension Product Promotion

Mar 25, 2026

An allegedly AI-generated video circulating on Facebook purportedly featured Albanian cardiologist Spiro Qirko and journalist Ilir Topi, who...

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.