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AI Incidents

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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...

AI getting out of hand? Chinese chatbots re-educated after rogue rants

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

Chinese chatbots taken offline after refusing to say they love the Communist Party

An incident occurred where several chatbots in China were deactivated after they refused to comply with instructions to declare their love f...

Chinese chatbots apparently re-educated after political faux pas

Recent incidents involving chatbots making political missteps in China have led to re-evaluations of their algorithms, shedding light on the...

Revolutionary Chatbots Reportedly Go Rogue, Get Reeducation In China

A recent incident in China has sparked concern over the responsible use of AI as chatbot models, touted for their revolutionary capabilities...

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.