Cody Enterprise Reporter Resigns After Admitting to AI-Generated Fake Quotes
Jun 26, 2024
A reporter at the Cody Enterprise used AI to generate fake quotes and stories, including fabricating statements from Wyoming’s governor and...
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Data source & citationAI Work Assistants Require More Effort Than Expected, CIOs Say
Jun 25, 2024
AI work assistants, such as Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Gemini for Google Workspace, are proving to be more labor-intensive than anticipat...
Read moreDepartment for Work and Pensions (DWP) Algorithm Wrongly Flags 200,000 for Housing Benefit Fraud
Jun 23, 2024
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) algorithm wrongly flagged over 200,000 UK housing benefit claims as high risk, resulting in unneces...
Read moreAI Enhances Scammer Tactics Making Detection Harder
Jun 22, 2024
Scammers are using AI tools to create convincing fraud schemes, making them harder to detect. AI-generated messages and fake identities bypa...
Read moreErroneous Declined Transaction Notification by PayPal AI Assistant
Jun 19, 2024
On July 13th, 2024, a user reported an incident involving PayPal's generative AI chatbot. The chatbot allegedly incorrectly informed the use...
Read moreLeading AI Models Reportedly Found to Mimic Russian Disinformation in 33% of Cases and to Cite Fake Moscow News Sites
Jun 18, 2024
An audit by NewsGuard revealed that leading chatbots, including ChatGPT-4, You.com’s Smart Assistant, and others, repeated Russian disinform...
Read moreTesla Reportedly in Autopilot Mode Hits Parked Police Vehicle in Fullerton, California
Jun 13, 2024
A Tesla reportedly in self-driving mode crashed into a parked patrol vehicle in Fullerton, California while the officer was responding to a...
Read moreAI-Generated Papers Manipulate Scopus Rankings in Top Philosophy Journals
Jun 12, 2024
Three reportedly fake journals published by Addleton Academic Publishers manipulated Scopus rankings by extensively cross-citing each other...
Read moreAuto Insurers Allegedly Are Surreptitiously Collecting and Scoring Driver Data
Jun 9, 2024
The insurance industry allegedly uses AI and telematics to score drivers based on behaviors tracked by automakers and apps like Life360. Dat...
Read moreTurkish Student in Isparta Allegedly Uses AI to Cheat on Exam, Leading to Arrest
Jun 8, 2024
A Turkish student in Isparta was arrested for using ChatGPT to cheat during the 2024 YKS university entrance exam. The student, identified a...
Read moreBNN Breaking's AI-Driven Errors Reportedly Damage Reputations and Spread Misinformation
Jun 6, 2024
BNN Breaking, an AI-driven news site, published a false story about Irish DJ Dave Fanning, damaging his reputation. The site used AI to gene...
Read moreFake AI-Generated Students Are Reportedly Enrolling in Online College Classes
Jun 4, 2024
Reportedly, an adjunct professor at an unspecified community college suspects that some students in his online art history and art appreciat...
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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.
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