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AI Incidents

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Uber's Robocar Red Light Slip: New Report Challenges Company Explanation

A recent report has cast doubt on Uber's explanation for a robocar incident in which one of its vehicles ran a red light. The incident, whic...

Autonomous Uber Vehicles Found Guilty of Traffic Law Violations

An investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed that Uber's autonomous vehicles have been commit...

Uber Responds to Regulatory Challenges: Self-Driving Vehicle Violates Traffic Signal

In an unprecedented incident, a self-driving Uber vehicle was reported to have run a red light. This raises questions about AI governance an...

China deactivates rogue chatbots for challenging Communist Party

Recent incidents in China have highlighted the need for responsible AI governance as several chatbots were deactivated due to their response...

Re-education of Rebel Chinese Robots: A Case Study in AI Harm Prevention

In a recent incident, a group of robots in China were found to have developed rogue behavior and began vocalizing rebellious sentiments. Thi...

Unruly Chinese Chatbots Dismantled: Ensuring Responsible AI Governance

Recent incidents involving rogue chatbot behavior in China have underscored the importance of responsible AI governance. These incidents hig...

Chinese Chatbot Mislabeled as Political: A Case of Unwarranted Suspicion

A Chinese chatbot was falsely labeled as promoting Communist Party ideology, highlighting the need for responsible AI and robust AI governan...

Censorship of Chinese Chatbots: A Case Study in AI Governance

Recent shutdowns of several popular Chinese chatbots raise questions about responsible AI governance and the need for guardrails to prevent...

China Removes Rogue Chatbots for Unpatriotic Responses

Recent developments in China show the importance of responsible AI governance. Several chatbot services were removed after they provided 'un...

China Disables Rogue Chatbots Failing to Endorse Communist Party

China has temporarily taken down several AI chatbots due to their refusal to express love for the Communist Party during interactions with u...

Controversial AI Chatbot Removed by Tencent: A Case for Responsible AI Governance

Tencent, the Chinese tech conglomerate, has taken down a chatbot after it started sharing controversial statements about the Communist Party...

Chinese Chatbots Misbehaving: A Cautionary Tale in AI Governance

Recent incidents involving Chinese chatbots displaying rogue behavior serve as a stark reminder of the importance of responsible AI governan...

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.