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AI Incidents

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Crime-prediction tool may be reinforcing discriminatory policing

A recent study suggests that crime-prediction tools used by law enforcement may be unintentionally reinforcing discriminatory policing pract...

Predictive Policing Is Not as Predictive As You Think

Exploring the limitations and potential biases in predictive policing algorithms, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI in crime pred...

The Truth About Predictive Policing and Race

Delve into the complexities of predictive policing, its potential biases, and the impact on racial minorities. Learn how responsible AI gove...

Whoops, Alexa Plays Porn Instead of a Kids Song!

A recent incident has highlighted the need for responsible AI governance. Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, inadvertently played adult conten...

Fails And Facepalms With Amazon’s Alexa: Don’t Let The Kids Near That Thing

Recent incidents involving Amazon's Alexa highlight the need for responsible AI governance and trustworthy AI models in everyday household d...

Shocking moment Amazon's Alexa starts spouting crude porno messages to toddler

A recent incident involving Amazon's AI-powered device, Alexa, has raised concerns about the safety of AI systems. A toddler was exposed to...

Alexa fails: when virtual assistants go very, very wrong

Exploring the unexpected mishaps in AI-powered virtual assistants, their impact on users and potential solutions for safe and secure AI.

Amazon's Alexa misunderstands boy's request and rattles off PORNOGRAPHIC phrases

Recently, a child in the UK accidentally triggered an explicit response from Amazon's Alexa AI assistant. This unfortunate incident undersco...

Amazon Echo’s Alexa is turning out to be a bad influence on our kids

Exploring the role of Amazon Echo's Alexa in children's lives, this article sheds light on potential influences, including language acquisit...

Kid Asks Amazon Alexa To Play Something, Gets Porn Instead

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

Amazon Alexa Makes It To Naughty List With NSFW Tirade In Front Of A Child

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

What is the Kid in the Alexa Video Asking to Hear Before Alexa Goes Wild? [VIDEO]

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

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.