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AI Incidents

AI Incident #178: Unintended Consequences in an Autonomous Vehicle System

Exploring a real-world incident involving an autonomous vehicle system, this article underscores the importance of safe and secure AI. The i...

Examining an Unwanted Endorsement in a Recently Launched AI Chatbot: The Case of Stalin Support

This AI incident raises concerns about the importance of responsible AI governance, particularly in preventing harmful content propagation....

Racial Bias in AI Search Results: An Unacceptable Incident of Untrustworthy AI

This incident underscores the importance of addressing racial bias in AI search results, a critical component of ensuring trustworthy and re...

Ensuring a Trustworthy AI Future: The Policing of Tomorrow's Technology

Explore the role of responsible AI in policing future technology, and learn how you can contribute to its safe and secure development with P...

Inappropriate Content Incident: Amazon's Alexa Plays Explicit Audio

Unfortunate user experience when Amazon's Alexa mistakenly played explicit audio instead of a children's song, highlighting the need for saf...

Unintended Outcomes in Amazon's AI-Driven Phone Case Production: A Case Study on the Importance of Responsible AI

Experience a humorous yet informative take on an AI incident, where Amazon's phone case creation design went awry. This incident underscores...

Transparent AI Crucial for Fair Debt Recovery Systems: Centrelink Case Highlights

An investigation by the Australian Ombudsman revealed that Centrelink's debt recovery system lacked transparency and treated some customers...

Leveraging Responsible AI: Lessons Learned from Kaggle's Fisheries Competition

Explore the insights gained from the Kaggle fisheries competition, demonstrating the potential of trustworthy AI in resource management and...

Resolving Ski Photos with Google Photos: A Case Study on Safe and Secure AI

This incident involving Google Photos highlights the importance of trustworthy AI in resolving user images. The platform attempted to fix a...

Struggles in AI-generated Christmas Carols Highlight Importance of Responsible AI

This AI incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI development. As AI continues to evolve, it's crucial to ensure that systems lik...

Fatal Tesla Autopilot Accident Occurred While Driver Watched Harry Potter: Witness Account

An unfortunate incident involving a fatality while using Tesla's autopilot system has been reported. The driver was allegedly watching Harry...

Analyzing the FaceApp Controversy: A Case Study in Responsible AI

In this article, we explore the removal of controversial filters from FaceApp, highlighting the need for safe and secure AI. This incident m...

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.