South Korea Experiences a Surge of Explicit Deepfake Pornography
Aug 28, 2024
In late August 2024, South Korean authorities launched an investigation into a dramatic increase in explicit deepfake pornography circulated...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationGenerative AI Allegedly Used to Facilitate $255,000 Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Aug 23, 2024
A real estate scam used AI-generated phishing emails to impersonate a title company lawyer, tricking homebuyer Raegan Bartlo into wiring $25...
Read moreJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Soldier Faces Allegations of Using AI to Generate Child Pornography
Aug 23, 2024
Seth Herrera, a U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), is under investigation for allegedly using artificial...
Read moreMegalopolis Trailer Included Fake AI-Generated Quotes Attributed to Film Critics
Aug 21, 2024
Lionsgate removed the trailer for 'Megalopolis' following discovery of fake quotes attributed to film critics, generated by AI. The quotes f...
Read moreChatbot in Workplace Training at Bunbury Prison Reveals Real Names in Sexual Harassment Case
Aug 20, 2024
During training sessions at Bunbury Prison in Western Australia, Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot was employed to generate case study scenario...
Read moreAI Image of Kamala Harris at DNC with Communist Flags Circulated by Trump
Aug 18, 2024
A manipulated AI image, disseminated by former President Donald Trump on social media, misrepresented Vice President Kamala Harris at the De...
Read moreTrump Reportedly Shares Purportedly AI-Generated Images Falsely Suggesting Taylor Swift Endorsement
Aug 18, 2024
Donald Trump allegedly shared images, purportedly generated by an AI system, on social media, claiming they depicted Taylor Swift endorsing...
Read moreMicrosoft Copilot Falsely Accuses Journalist Martin Bernklau of Crimes
Aug 16, 2024
Microsoft Copilot, an AI tool, has allegedly produced defamatory content falsely accusing veteran court reporter Martin Bernklau of serious...
Read moreSan Francisco City Attorney Sues Operators of AI Deepfake Pornography Websites for Violations of State and Federal Law
Aug 15, 2024
In August 2024, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against 16 websites accused of leveraging generative...
Read moreChatGPT Allegedly Defamed Norwegian User by Inventing Child Homicide and Imprisonment
Aug 15, 2024
In August 2024, an unsubstantiated claim was reportedly made by ChatGPT about Norwegian citizen Arve Hjalmar Holmen, falsely accusing him of...
Read moreDeepfake Elon Musk Videos Have Reportedly Contributed to Billions in Fraud
Aug 14, 2024
Scammers employ deepfake videos, leveraging AI and voice cloning technology, to promote fraudulent investment opportunities. These deceptive...
Read moreGrok AI Reportedly Generates Offensive and Violent Images Without Proper Safeguards
Aug 14, 2024
Grok AI, launched on X, has been reported to generate offensive and violent deepfakes of public figures like Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, Al...
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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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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.