Tesla on Autopilot Fatally Crashed into Parked Fire Truck in Indiana
Dec 29, 2019
An unfortunate incident occurred when a Tesla vehicle operating on Autopilot mode collided with a stationary fire truck parked along an inte...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Tesla Model 3 Crashed into Police Patrol Car on Connecticut Highway
Dec 7, 2019
A Tesla Model 3, operating under Autopilot, collided with a parked police patrol car in Norwalk, CT. The vehicle was assisting a stranded mo...
Read moreUganda Deployed Huawei's Facial Recognition to Monitor Political Opposition and Protests
Nov 29, 2019
The deployment of Huawei's facial recognition AI systems by the Ugandan government for monitoring political opposition and protests has rais...
Read moreCross-Jurisdictional Facial Recognition Misidentification by NYPD Leads to Wrongful Arrest and Four-Year Jail Time in New Jersey
Nov 29, 2019
In 2019, Francisco Arteaga was misidentified by facial recognition technology used by the NYPD, leading to a wrongful arrest and four-year p...
Read moreFacebook Feed Algorithms Exposed Low Digitally Skilled Users to More Disturbing Content
Nov 15, 2019
Internal research revealed Facebook's feed algorithms disproportionately exposed individuals with low digital literacy to disturbing content...
Read moreGAN Faces Deployed by The BL's Fake Account Network to Push Pro-Trump Content on Meta Platforms
Nov 12, 2019
An extensive network of Facebook and Instagram pages, groups, and fake accounts, allegedly linked to The BL, a US media outlet, used Generat...
Read moreApple Card's Credit Assessment Algorithm Allegedly Discriminated against Women
Nov 11, 2019
Goldman-Sachs customers reported gender bias in the credit assessment algorithm of Apple Card, with men receiving higher credit limits than...
Read moreJob Screening Service Halts Facial Analysis of Applicants
Nov 6, 2019
In January 2021, HireVue decided to discontinue the use of its AI expression tracking tool from its virtual job interview software. This mov...
Read moreHireVue's Facial Analysis Algorithms Alleged as Unfair and Deceptive Technology
Nov 6, 2019
The hiring algorithms employed by HireVue, which incorporate facial analysis and personality estimation, have been accused in a complaint as...
Read moreOptum Algorithmic Health Risk Scores Reportedly Underestimated Black Patients' Needs
Oct 24, 2019
A study on an Optum algorithm, widely used by a major academic hospital, revealed potential bias towards underestimating the healthcare need...
Read moreOpaque Fraud Detection Algorithm by the UK’s Department of Work and Pensions Allegedly Discriminated against People with Disabilities
Oct 15, 2019
The UK’s Department of Work and Pensions is under scrutiny following allegations that its benefit fraud detection algorithm disproportionate...
Read moreHive Box Facial-Recognition Locks Hacked by Fourth Graders Using Intended Recipient’s Facial Photo
Oct 9, 2019
An express delivery locker company in China, Hive Box, encountered a security lapse as fourth-graders bypassed facial-recognition locks usin...
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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.