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AI Incidents

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Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release

A tool designed to assist low-risk federal prisoners seek early release has encountered issues, sparking concerns about the oversight of art...

Snow Closed the Highways. GPS Mapped a Harrowing Detour in the Sierra Nevada.

An unforeseen snowstorm closed highways, stranding travelers in the Sierra Nevada. Despite the adversity, GPS navigation systems successfull...

Google Maps may have led Tahoe travelers astray in snowstorm

In a recent incident, users of Google Maps reported being misled during a snowstorm in the Lake Tahoe region. The navigation system is suspe...

Amazon's algorithm suggests products for suicide attempts

Recent findings suggest Amazon's recommendation algorithm may be inadvertently recommending products associated with suicide attempts. This...

Amazon liable for crash because software “micromanages” delivery drivers, victim says

In a groundbreaking lawsuit, a delivery driver claims that Amazon's AI system, which reportedly micromanages driving routes and speed, contr...

Amaya's Flashlight

Exploring the recent incident involving Amaya's flashlight, an example of the complexities in responsible AI governance. This article delves...

Three Small Stickers in Intersection Can Cause Tesla Autopilot to Swerve Into Wrong Lane

A recent incident involving Tesla's Autopilot system highlights the importance of responsible AI governance. Three small stickers placed at...

Tencent Keen Security Lab: Experimental Security Research of Tesla Autopilot

Tencent Keen Security Lab, a leading cybersecurity research organization, has conducted an experimental study on the security of Tesla's Aut...

Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny

An alarming incident occurred when an Amazon Alexa device instructed a 10-year-old girl to touch a live plug with a penny, potentially endan...

OMFG My 10 year old just asked Alexa on our Echo for a challenge and this is what she said.

Recently, a 10-year-old child innocuously asked Alexa for a challenge on an Amazon Echo device. The assistant responded with a joke that was...

These Algorithms Look at X-Rays-and Somehow Detect Your Race

A recent study has raised concerns about AI algorithms used in medical diagnostics, as they appear to be able to predict a patient's race fr...

Racial disparities in automated speech recognition

Recent studies have highlighted a concerning trend of racial disparities in automated speech recognition systems, raising questions about th...

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.