Erroneous Declined Transaction Notification by PayPal AI Assistant
Jun 19, 2024
On July 13th, 2024, a user encountered an issue with PayPal's generative AI chatbot. The bot reportedly issued a declined transaction alert...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Leading AI Models Reportedly Found to Mimic Russian Disinformation in 33% of Cases and to Cite Fake Moscow News Sites
Jun 18, 2024
An audit by NewsGuard uncovered that leading chatbots, such as ChatGPT-4 and You.com’s Smart Assistant, mimicked Russian disinformation narr...
Read moreTesla Reportedly in Autopilot Mode Hits Parked Police Vehicle in Fullerton, California
Jun 13, 2024
A Tesla vehicle, allegedly operating in self-driving mode, collided with a stationary police car in Fullerton, California. The incident occu...
Read morePurportedly AI-Generated Papers Are Alleged to Have Manipulated Scopus Rankings in Top Philosophy Journals
Jun 12, 2024
Three questionable journals, reportedly published by Addleton Academic Publishers, allegedly manipulated Scopus rankings by cross-referencin...
Read moreIndependent News Sites Flagged as Spam by Facebook's AI Moderation System
Jun 12, 2024
Facebook's AI moderation system inadvertently flagged and deleted authentic news articles from independent local publishers globally, impedi...
Read moreAuto Insurers Allegedly Are Surreptitiously Collecting and Scoring Driver Data
Jun 9, 2024
The insurance industry's alleged usage of AI and telematics raises concerns as data, often without explicit consent, influences insurance ra...
Read moreTurkish Student in Isparta Allegedly Uses AI to Cheat on Exam, Leading to Arrest
Jun 8, 2024
A student in Isparta, Turkey was arrested for utilizing an AI tool (ChatGPT) during the 2024 YKS university entrance exam. The student, M.E....
Read moreTeenager Makes Deepfake Pornography of 50 Girls at Bacchus Marsh Grammar School in Australia
Jun 7, 2024
An incident involving a teenager creating deepfake pornography of 50 girls, aged 9 to 12, at Bacchus Marsh Grammar School in Victoria, Austr...
Read moreBNN Breaking's AI-Driven Errors Reportedly Damage Reputations and Spread Misinformation
Jun 6, 2024
BNN Breaking, an AI-driven news site, published a defamatory false story about Irish DJ Dave Fanning, damaging his reputation and leading to...
Read morexAI Allegedly Operates Unpermitted Methane Turbines in Memphis to Power Supercomputer Colossus to Train Grok
Jun 5, 2024
The xAI 'Colossus' supercomputer in South Memphis allegedly operates 33 methane-powered turbines, despite holding a permit for only 15. Thes...
Read moreReported Use of Purportedly AI-Generated Student Accounts in Online College Courses
Jun 4, 2024
An adjunct professor at an unspecified community college has raised concerns about potential use of AI-generated student accounts in online...
Read moreScammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud
Jun 2, 2024
A deepfake video, combining fake audio with real footage from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's 2023 National Day speech, falsely depicted hi...
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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.