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AI Incidents

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Witness says self-driving Uber ran red light on its own, disputing Uber's claims

A recent incident has sparked debate over the autonomy of self-driving cars when a witness claimed that an Uber vehicle ran a red light on i...

Report contradicts Uber's explanation of robocar red light slip

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...

Uber's Autonomous Vehicles Responsible For Red Light Violations, Not "Human Error"

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

Uber Denounces Traffic Light Laws After Self-Driving Car Runs Red Light

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

Rogue chatbots deleted in China after questioning Communist Party

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

Chinese rebel robots re-educated after rogue rants

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

Chinese chatbots pulled after going rogue

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

Off-messenger: Chinese chatbot ain't no commie

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

Chinese chatbots shut down after anti-government posts

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

Rogue chatbots removed in China after giving “unpatriotic” answers

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

Rogue chatbots taken offline in China after refusing to say they love the 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...

Opinionated chatbot removed by Tencent after telling users why it hates the Communist Party

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

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.