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Assessing Risks in Robotic Surgery: Over 140 Complications and Fatalities since 2000

A recent analysis reveals that a significant number of complications, including 144 fatalities, have occurred during robotic surgeries since...

Preventing Algorithmic Defamation: A Closer Look at Auto-Complete Misuse

Exploring the case of algorithmic defamation, where auto-complete features in search engines perpetuate harmful information. Learn how respo...

Addressing Google Suggest Defamation: A Responsible Approach to AI Governance

Exploring the complexities of AI governance, we delve into a recent incident involving Google Suggest defamation. This case underscores the...

Italian Court Rules Against Google in Autocomplete Defamation Case

In a significant decision for responsible AI governance, an Italian court has ruled against Google in a defamation case related to autocompl...

Google's Autocomplete Suggestions Under Scrutiny for Defamation: Irish Hotel Suits Google

In a recent development, an Irish hotel has taken legal action against Google, alleging defamation due to an autocomplete suggestion. The su...

Google Accountable for Autocomplete Suggestions: Hong Kong Court Decision

In a landmark decision, the High Court of Hong Kong has ruled that a local tycoon can sue Google for defamation due to potentially harmful a...

Google Faces Defamation Lawsuit Over Search Results in Australia

In a move challenging the responsibility of search engines for content displayed, an Australian individual has announced legal action agains...

Can Search Suggestions Lead to Lawsuits Against Tech Giants? Judge Affirms Possibility in Google Case

A recent ruling by a Hong Kong judge sets a precedent that could potentially hold tech companies responsible for the suggestions made in sea...

Google Autocomplete Incident: Potential Defamation of a Former German First Lady

In 2015, a defamatory term related to the former German First Lady was found in Google's autocomplete suggestions. The phrase, suggesting im...

Google's Auto-Complete Error Leads to Defamation Action: A Case Study on Responsible AI

The UK High Court has given the go-ahead for a defamation action against Google over its search results, highlighting the importance of safe...

Google Held Accountable: Liability for Defamatory Autocomplete Suggestions

In a groundbreaking decision, the Federal Supreme Court has ruled that Google is liable for defamatory autocomplete search terms. This landm...

Italian Court Holds Google Accountable for Autocomplete Suggestions

In a landmark decision, an Italian court ruled that Google is responsible for the content displayed in its Autocomplete feature, setting a p...

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.