Jade Thirlwall Critiques Microsoft Over AI Mistake: Confusing Artist with Bandmate
Pop star Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix expressed disappointment after Microsoft's AI misidentified her as another band member in a promotio...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationAI Moderation Incident: Facebook Mistakes Mass Shootings for Car Washes
In a concerning incident, an AI moderator at Facebook failed to distinguish between videos of mass shootings and car washes. This failure po...
Read moreStanford Apologizes for Exclusion of Front-Line Doctors in Coronavirus Vaccine Plan
Recently, Stanford University's coronavirus vaccine plan faced criticism due to its failure to consider the needs of front-line healthcare w...
Read moreAlibaba Expresses Concern Over Its Cloud Unit's Ethnicity Detection Algorithm
A recent incident involving an ethnicity detection algorithm used by Alibaba Cloud has raised concerns about the responsible use of AI techn...
Read moreAlarming Rise in Suspected Cheating on California Bar Exam
Recently, the California Bar Exam flagged a staggering third of applicants for potential cheating. The high number has sparked concerns abou...
Read moreTikTok Struggles with Inappropriate Content: Hidden #Anorexia Hashtags
In a bid to control content that promotes harmful behaviors, TikTok has implemented a ban on pro-anorexia hashtags. However, users have foun...
Read moreMisuse of Facial Recognition Leads to Wrongful Arrest and Imprisonment
A disturbing incident has highlighted the potential dangers of facial recognition technology when used improperly. A man was falsely arreste...
Read moreTikTok's Account Deletion Affecting Latina Trans Women: Examining Responsible AI Practices
Recent reports suggest that TikTok has been deleting accounts belonging to Latina trans women, raising concerns about safe and secure AI pra...
Read moreUnwanted Incident: AI-controlled Robot Falls from Escalator, Injuring Shoppers
In an unexpected turn of events, an autonomous shopping mall robot lost balance and tumbled off an escalator, causing several shoppers to be...
Read moreExploring the Fate and Future of an Admissions AI Model
This insightful piece delves into the complexities and ethical considerations surrounding the use of AI in college admissions, highlighting...
Read moreThe Impact of Brand Safety Technology on News Funding: A Cautionary Tale
Exploring the unintended consequences of brand safety technologies, this article sheds light on how they may inadvertently defund news conte...
Read moreAddressing AI Bias: The Shutdown of Genderify
In an unprecedented move, the AI-powered 'Genderify' platform was shut down following a wave of criticism over bias-based concerns. This inc...
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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.