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Robotic surgery may be the future, but right now it’s consistently janky

Robotic surgery, a promising advancement in the medical field, faces recurring challenges that affect its efficacy. Incidents of malfunction...

Study Finds 'Nonnegligible' Number Of Complications During Robotic Surgery, 144 Deaths Since 2000

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

Algorithmic Defamation: The Case of the Shameless Autocomplete

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

How to Deal with Google Suggest Defamation

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

Google loses autocomplete defamation case in Italy

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

Irish Hotel Sues Google For Defamation Over Autocomplete Suggestion

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

Hong Kong tycoon can sue Google over 'autocomplete' search suggestions, court rules

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...

Australian to sue Google for defamation over search results

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

Can Google be sued for a mere search suggestion? A Hong Kong judge says yes.

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: Former German First Lady Defamation Case

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

When auto-complete goes wrong: High Court gives green light to defamation action for Google search results

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

Federal Supreme Court: Google Liable for Defamatory Autocomplete Search Terms

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

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.