Fraudsters Used AI to Mimic Voice of a UK-Based Firm's CEO's Boss
Mar 1, 2019
Fraudsters exploited AI voice technology, mimicking the superior of a UK-based company's CEO over the phone, in an attempt to orchestrate a...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Model 3 Tesla on Autopilot Crashed into a Truck in Florida, Killing Driver
Mar 1, 2019
In Florida, a tragic incident involving a Model 3 Tesla equipped with Autopilot mode occurred when the vehicle collided with a tractor-trail...
Read moreTesla on Autopilot Crashed into Trailer Truck in Florida, Killing Driver
Mar 1, 2019
A tragic accident involving a Tesla Model 3 occurred when the driver activated Autopilot moments before impacting the undercarriage of a tra...
Read moreGPT-2 Reportedly Reproduced Personal Data from Its Training Data
Feb 14, 2019
OpenAI's GPT-2, a powerful language model, was found to memorize and recite verbatim instances of its training data, including sensitive per...
Read moreYouTube's Algorithms Failed to Remove Violating Content Related to Suicide and Self-Harm
Feb 4, 2019
Reportedly, YouTube's content moderation algorithms failed to flag terms-of-service-violating videos related to suicide and self-harm. This...
Read moreApple Maps Allegedly Directed Ski Trip Couple Onto Unpaved Road in the Mountains
Feb 1, 2019
In a case highlighting the importance of safe and secure AI practices, a couple embarking on a ski trip near Los Angeles found themselves st...
Read moreYouTube’s Recommendation Algorithm Allegedly Promoted Climate Misinformation Content
Feb 1, 2019
Recent allegations by an advocacy group suggest that YouTube's recommendation system, prioritizing views and watched time, may have inadvert...
Read moreNew Jersey Police Wrongful Arrested Innocent Black Man via FRT
Jan 30, 2019
The Woodbridge Police Department wrongfully arrested an innocent individual, a Black man, based on a misidentification by their facial recog...
Read moreTwo Investment Firms Charged with Making False Claims of Artificial Intelligence Capabilities in Case of AI Washing
Jan 1, 2019
Two investment advisers, Delphia and Global Predictions, faced charges from the SEC for misleading claims about their use of artificial inte...
Read moreWarehouse robot ruptures can of bear spray and injures workers
Dec 5, 2018
Twenty-four workers were hospitalized after an AI-controlled robot in a New Jersey Amazon warehouse accidentally punctured a can of bear rep...
Read moreTumblr Automated Pornography-Detecting Algorithms Erroneously Flagged Inoffensive Images as Explicit
Dec 3, 2018
Tumblr's automated filters designed to identify adult content have been reported to incorrectly classify innocuous images as explicit, after...
Read moreSleeping Driver on Tesla AutoPilot
Dec 1, 2018
A Tesla Model S incident occurred when the driver, under the influence of alcohol, fell asleep while the vehicle was in autopilot mode. The...
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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.