AI Avatar of Murder Victim Created Without Consent on Character.ai Platform
Oct 2, 2024
A user on the Character.ai platform created an unauthorized AI avatar of Jennifer Ann Crecente, a murder victim from 2006, without her famil...
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Data source & citationAI-Powered Transcription Services Allegedly Leak Confidential Workplace Discussions
Oct 2, 2024
AI-powered meeting assistants, such as Otter.ai’s OtterPilot and Zoom's AI Companion, have reportedly shared sensitive and private conversat...
Read moreFake AI 'Nudify' Sites Reportedly Linked to Malware Distribution by Russian Hacker Collective FIN7
Oct 2, 2024
The hacker group FIN7 is allegedly behind fake AI "nudify" websites distributing infostealer malware to users, according to an investigation...
Read moreL.A. Woman Reportedly Defrauded of $81,000 and $350,000 Condo Proceeds in Romance Scam Using Purported Deepfake Videos of Actor Steve Burton
Oct 1, 2024
In October 2024, Los Angeles resident Abigail Ruvalcaba was reportedly targeted in a romance scam using purported AI-generated deepfake vide...
Read morePurportedly AI-Manipulated Video Allegedly Targets Moldovan Economic Development Minister Dumitru Alaiba in Election Disinformation Campaign
Oct 1, 2024
A purportedly AI-manipulated video and some photos circulated online depicting Moldova's Economic Development Minister, Dumitru Alaiba, in c...
Read moreStudents in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes
Oct 1, 2024
Beginning sometime in October 2024, students ranging in age from 12 to 20 in schools in Malta were targeted in deepfake nude incidents. The...
Read moreWaymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco
Sep 30, 2024
A Waymo driverless taxi carrying a passenger, Amina V., was stalled in San Francisco when two men blocked its path, demanding her contact in...
Read moreJennifer Aniston’s Likeness Allegedly Exploited in Purported Deepfake Collagen Supplement Promotion
Sep 28, 2024
A purportedly AI-generated deepfake video featuring Jennifer Aniston falsely promoting collagen supplements reportedly circulated on Faceboo...
Read moreTwo Members of Highline Public Schools Community in King County, Washington Reportedly Targeted in Deepfake Kidnapping Scam
Sep 25, 2024
Two members of the Highline Public Schools community in Burien, a town in King County, Washington, were reportedly targeted in a deepfake ki...
Read moreRussian Influence Operation Allegedly Uses AI to Create Fake Kamala Harris Campaign Website and Rhino-Hunting Hoax
Sep 25, 2024
A Russian disinformation campaign, linked to Storm-1516 and Kremlin propagandist John Mark Dougan, allegedly used AI-generated content to ta...
Read moreChatGPT Reportedly Introduces Errors in Critical Child Protection Court Report
Sep 25, 2024
A child protection worker in Victoria, Australia reportedly used ChatGPT to draft a report submitted to the Children's Court. The purportedl...
Read morePurportedly AI-Generated Images Reportedly Spread Misinformation During Hurricane Helene Response
Sep 24, 2024
During Hurricane Helene (September 24-29, 2024), purportedly AI-generated images circulated on social media, reportedly misleading the publi...
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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.
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