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AI Incidents

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Unsuitable Content Delivered by AI: An Incident with Amazon Alexa

Recently, a disturbing incident occurred involving Amazon's Alexa AI. A minor child inquired about playing something on the device, but inst...

Unsuitable Language from Amazon Alexa Exposed: Child Safety Concern

Recent incidents involving Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, have raised concerns about its content filters. An Alexa device reportedly deliv...

Exploring the Question Behind an Alexa Mishap: A Closer Look

In a recent video, a child's question seemed to trigger an unexpected response from Amazon's Alexa. This incident raises questions about the...

Young User Exposes Unwanted Content Via Amazon Alexa

An unfortunate incident occurred when a child asked for a song on Amazon's Alexa, receiving inappropriate content instead. The event serves...

Incident: Alexa's Unexpected Response to a Child's Song Request - A Call for Responsible AI Governance

An incident involving Amazon's Alexa device illustrates the need for robust AI governance and responsible design. The voice assistant provid...

Teen Exploits Amazon Echo Dot for Inappropriate Content

An unfortunate incident involving a minor in the US has highlighted potential vulnerabilities in AI-enabled devices. A teenager was able to...

Enhancing Child Safety: Making Amazon's Alexa Safer for Young Users

Recent AI incidents involving Amazon's Alexa have highlighted the need for heightened safety measures, particularly when it comes to protect...

Precautions for Children Interacting with AI Devices: Amazon Echo Dot Incident

Recent reports reveal an incident where a toddler unintentionally accessed explicit content through an Amazon Echo Dot device. This undersco...

Inappropriate Content Incident: Child's Request for Music Triggers Explicit Material

Recently, a child asked a popular digital assistant to play a song. However, the response was inappropriate and explicit content appeared. T...

Unintended Outcomes in Amazon's AI-Designed Phone Case Production

A recent incident involving Amazon's AI system, designed to create custom phone cases, resulted in a series of unexpected outcomes that high...

The Role of AI in Smartphone Accessory Production: A Case Study

Exploring an incident where an Amazon bot is designing both exceptional and problematic smartphone cases, highlighting the importance of res...

Amazon's AI-Powered Innovation in Smartphone Case Design

Explore the latest advancements in responsible AI with Amazon's new AI-driven smartphone case manufacturing process. This innovation demonst...

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.