Incident: Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Encountering Road Hazard in Xianyang, Shaanxi
Apr 8, 2025
An autonomous delivery vehicle from Jiushi, reportedly on a route in Xianyang, Shaanxi, was captured on video dragging an electric scooter t...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Malaysian Teenager Allegedly Arrested for Creating and Selling AI-Generated Deepfake Images of Schoolmates and Alumni in Johor
Apr 8, 2025
Authorities in Johor, Malaysia arrested a teenager for creating and selling AI-generated deepfake images of schoolmates and alumni. These im...
Read moreReported AI-Generated Video Purportedly Depicting Keanu Reeves Debating Elon Musk Circulates as Misinformation on Social Media
Apr 8, 2025
In April 2025, a controversial video was circulated online, purportedly showcasing a deepfake debate between Keanu Reeves and Elon Musk disc...
Read moreHong Kong Syndicate Allegedly Used AI-Generated Facial Composites to Open Bank Accounts
Apr 7, 2025
Hong Kong police arrested eight individuals accused of using deepfake technology to create facial composites, which were then used in bank a...
Read moreReported Darknet Launch of Xanthorox AI Introduces Autonomous Cyberattack Platform
Apr 7, 2025
Xanthorox AI, a malicious, modular AI system launched on darknet forums in early 2025, poses a significant threat to safe and secure AI prac...
Read moreAlleged Deepfake Investment Scam in Spain Defrauds 208 Victims of €19 million ($20.9 million)
Apr 7, 2025
Spanish authorities apprehended six suspects implicated in a €19M ($20.9M) global investment scheme orchestrated by AI. The operation exploi...
Read morePurported Deepfake Depicts Altercation Between Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape
Apr 7, 2025
A deepfake video falsely depicting an altercation between Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James M...
Read moreDeepfake of Bermuda Premier David Burt Promotes Investment Scam Using Royal Gazette Branding
Apr 5, 2025
Beware of a misleading deepfake video of Premier David Burt, circulating on Facebook and falsely promoting a government investment scheme. T...
Read moreEssex Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Having Generated and Shared Deepfake Pornography of at Least 20 Women and a Minor
Apr 4, 2025
Brandon Tyler, an Essex resident, was sentenced to five years in prison for generating and sharing explicit deepfakes of at least 20 women a...
Read moreBaltimore Lawsuit Accuses DraftKings and FanDuel of Exploiting Vulnerable Gamblers with AI
Apr 3, 2025
In Baltimore, a lawsuit was filed against DraftKings and FanDuel for employing predictive modeling using machine-learning algorithms. These...
Read moreAI Voice Clone of Texas Woman Used in Distress Scam Targeting Brother in Port Neches
Apr 3, 2025
Jace Edgar of Port Neches, Texas fell victim to an AI-powered scam when he received a call mimicking his sister's voice in distress. Suspect...
Read moreDOGE Reportedly Relied on Unvetted ChatGPT Outputs in Canceling National Endowment for the Humanities Grants
Apr 2, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is under scrutiny for allegedly relying on unvetted outputs from ChatGPT, an AI model, to scr...
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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.