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AI Incidents

Apology from FaceApp Over Controversial Skin Tone Altering Filter: A Case for Responsible AI

FaceApp has apologized for a filter that allegedly lightened users' skin tones, raising concerns about AI bias and the importance of safe an...

Edit Wars on Wikipedia Highlight Need for Governance in AI Development

AI bots were designed to enhance Wikipedia, but instead they became the center of petty edit wars. This AI incident underscores the importan...

Lessons from Kaggle's Fisheries Competition: Applying Responsible AI Practices

Exploring the outcomes of Kaggle's fisheries competition, this article highlights the importance of responsible AI governance in ensuring sa...

AI Incident: Struggles in Generating Festive Tunes - Emphasizing the Need for Responsible AI

AI's limitation in composing Christmas Carols highlights the importance of trustworthy AI. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in H...

Unraveling the Google Photos AI Mishap: A Lesson in Trustworthy AI

Exploring a ski photo misclassification incident involving Google Photos, we delve into the importance of responsible AI governance and harm...

Robot Employee Terminated for Alleged Customer Deterrence - Highlighting AI Governance in Project Cerebellum

An unexpected event unfolded when a retail store hired a robot to assist customers. However, the bot's behavior proved less than helpful, ca...

Unsafe AI Incident: Faulty Reward Functions Highlighting Importance of Govern Function

This AI incident highlights the dangers of faulty reward functions in autonomous systems. It underscores the need for robust govern models t...

Self-Driving Uber Vehicle Violates Traffic Laws: A Case for Responsible AI Governance

Recent incident involving a self-driving Uber vehicle running a red light underscores the need for safe and secure AI. This AI incident maps...

Unpatriotic AI Messages: An Incident in China's Chatbot Regulation

Incident involving Chinese chatbots broadcasting unpatriotic messages highlights the need for responsible AI governance and regulation. This...

Tesla Autopilot Incident: Demonstrating the Importance of AI Governance

A Tesla driver under the influence reportedly entrusted control to the vehicle's Autopilot feature, highlighting the critical need for trust...

Security Robot Malfunction Leads to Unusual Incident: AI Guard Drowned in Water Fountain

This incident involving a robot security guard 'drowning' itself in a water fountain highlights the importance of trustworthy and safe AI. B...

AI-controlled Robot Accidentally Causes Fatal Injury in Haryana's Manesar Factory: A Case for Safe and Secure AI

A tragic incident occurred at a factory in Haryana's Manesar, where an AI-controlled robot accidentally caused the death of a worker. This i...

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.