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Institute for Strategic Dialogue Reports Russian-Aligned Operation Overload Using Purported AI-Generated Impersonations Across January to March 2025

May 6, 2025

The Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) uncovers Operation Overload, a Russian-aligned operation employing AI-generated voiceovers and vi...

ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Reinforced Pittsburgh Man's Stalking and Threats Against Women

May 1, 2025

The Department of Justice alleged that Brett Michael Dadig utilized an AI chatbot from May to November 2025, employing it during acts of sta...

Purported AI-Generated YouTube Network Reportedly Promoted Alberta Secession and U.S. Annexation Narratives

May 1, 2025

Researchers have flagged a network of 20 inauthentic YouTube channels, suspected of employing AI-generated avatars, voiceovers, deepfake-sty...

Scammers Reportedly Used Real-Time Deepfake Video to Impersonate Veriff CEO Kaarel Kotkas in WhatsApp Fraud Attempt

May 1, 2025

Scammers allegedly targeted Veriff colleague Andrea Rozenberg through WhatsApp, using a deepfake video of Veriff CEO Kaarel Kotkas. The call...

Purported Deepfake Featuring Dr. Rinki Murphy and Jack Tame Reportedly Used to Promote Diabetes Scam in New Zealand

Apr 30, 2025

An alleged deepfake video, generated using artificial intelligence, reportedly impersonated Auckland University diabetes expert Dr. Rinki Mu...

Mother in Louisville, Kentucky Describes Phone Scam Involving Purported AI-Generated Voice of Her Daughter

Apr 29, 2025

Louisville mother, Kim Alvey, experienced an AI-generated voice cloning scam in which her 10-year-old daughter's voice was impersonated. The...

FBI Reports AI Use by Threat Actors in Broader Cyber Context Including Infrastructure Intrusions

Apr 29, 2025

The FBI has reported that threat actors, notably those linked to China and cybercriminal groups, are progressively incorporating AI tools th...

Meta AI App Reportedly Publishes Personal Chats Without Users Fully Realizing

Apr 29, 2025

Meta's standalone AI app reportedly shares personal chats, raising concerns over safe and secure AI practices. The app's 'Discover' feed all...

Meta AI Reportedly Generated Purportedly False Claims Linking Activist Robby Starbuck to January 6th Riot, Prompting Defamation Lawsuit

Apr 28, 2025

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta for its AI chatbot falsely implicating him in the Ja...

Alleged AI-Generated Photo of Burning Truck in Manila Reportedly Triggered Firefighter Response

Apr 26, 2025

Firefighters in Manila were reportedly called to a burning truck, following an alert triggered by an allegedly AI-generated photo. Upon arr...

Fact-Checkers Identify Viral Photo of Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré with 'Wife and Children' as AI-Generated Composite

Apr 26, 2025

The controversial image, originally showcasing Burkina Faso junta leader Ibrahim Traoré with a fabricated family, was proven to be an AI-gen...

Meta User-Created AI Companions Allegedly Implicated in Facilitating Sexually Themed Conversations Involving Underage Personas

Apr 26, 2025

Recent third-party testing unveiled concerning allegations against Meta's AI chatbot services on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Both off...

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.