Identical Twins Can Open Apple FaceID Protected Devices
Sep 13, 2017
Apple's iPhone FaceID, while designed to provide secure access to devices, can be bypassed by identical twins of the registered user. This r...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Researchers' Homosexual-Men Detection Model Denounced as a Threat to LGBTQ People's Safety and Privacy
Sep 7, 2017
Researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business developed an AI model that, using only facial images, attempted to determine sexual orie...
Read moreFacial Recognition Trial Performed Poorly at Notting Hill Carnival
Aug 26, 2017
The facial recognition trial conducted by London's Metropolitan Police Service during the Notting Hill Carnival faced criticism due to a hig...
Read more"Jewish Baby Strollers" Provided Anti-Semitic Google Images, Allegedly Resulting from Hate Speech Campaign
Aug 15, 2017
Google's Image search for 'Jewish baby strollers' displayed offensive, anti-Semitic content allegedly due to a malicious hate-speech campaig...
Read more"Jewish Baby Strollers" Provided Anti-Semitic Google Images, Allegedly Resulting from Hate Speech Campaign
Aug 15, 2017
Google's Image search for 'Jewish baby strollers' showed offensive, anti-Semitic results, allegedly a result of a coordinated hate-speech ca...
Read more'Jewish Baby Strollers' Provided Antisemitic Google Images, Allegedly Resulting from Hate Speech Campaign
Aug 15, 2017
In a disturbing incident, Google Image search results for 'Jewish baby strollers' reportedly displayed offensive, antisemitic content. This...
Read moreChinese Chatbots Question Communist Party
Aug 2, 2017
Chatbots on a popular Chinese messaging service displayed anti-China sentiments, prompting the platform to remove and reprogram them. This i...
Read moreTesla Sedan on Autopilot Reportedly Drove Over Dividing Curb in Washington, Resulting in Minor Vehicle Damage
Aug 1, 2017
A Tesla sedan utilizing Autopilot mode experienced difficulties maintaining its lane position, resulting in the vehicle unintentionally driv...
Read moreUK High Court Found Sky Betting & Gaming Unlawfully Used Automated Profiling and Targeted Marketing to Exploit a Recovering Problem Gambler
Jul 28, 2017
In the UK, the High Court ruled that Sky Betting & Gaming unlawfully employed automated profiling and targeted marketing towards a recoverin...
Read moreSecurity Robot Drowns Itself in a Fountain
Jul 17, 2017
A Knightscope K5 security robot, designed to ensure safety, inadvertently ran into a water fountain in Washington, DC. Such incidents unders...
Read moreAI-Designed Phone Cases Are Unexpected
Jul 10, 2017
A third-party Amazon merchant, 'my_handy_design', was suspected of using an automated system (bot) to create bizarre and unattractive design...
Read moreAtlas Robot Fell off Stage at Conference
Jul 3, 2017
Boston Dynamics' autonomous robot, Atlas, experienced an unexpected incident at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders confer...
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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.