Stacking robot fatally crushes employee in South Korea
Nov 8, 2023
An industrial robot is reported to have crushed a man to death in South Korea when it failed to differentiate the man from the boxes of prod...
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Data source & citationLawsuit Alleges Character AI Chatbot Contributed to Death of 13-Year-Old Juliana Peralta in Colorado
Nov 8, 2023
13-year-old Juliana Peralta of Colorado reportedly died by suicide after three months of daily conversations with "Hero," a chatbot inside t...
Read moreGoogle Bard Allegedly Generates False Allegations Against Consulting Firms Used in Research Presented in Australian Parliamentary Inquiry
Nov 2, 2023
Australian academics reportedly used Google Bard AI to generate case studies for a parliamentary inquiry, leading to false allegations again...
Read moreMicrosoft AI Poll Allegedly Causes Reputational Harm of The Guardian Newspaper
Oct 31, 2023
An AI-generated poll by Microsoft, displayed alongside a Guardian article, inappropriately speculated on the cause of Lilie James's death, l...
Read moreAI Camera Allegedly Misidentifies Dutch Motorist as Using Mobile Phone, Issuing €380 Fine
Oct 31, 2023
A Dutch smart camera on the A2 equipped with AI falsely identified a motorist as using a mobile phone while driving, issuing a €380 fine. Th...
Read moreKremlin-Linked Entities Allegedly Using Generative AI to Spread Russian Disinformation in Latin America
Oct 26, 2023
Moscow-based tech firms and an industry association with links to the Kremlin are allegedly using generative AI to spread Russian disinforma...
Read moreAlleged Misuse of PicSo AI for Generating Inappropriate Content Emphasizing "Girls"
Oct 24, 2023
PicSo AI, which appears to be getting advertised by Meta over Instagram, is allegedly being used for generating inappropriate content with a...
Read moreFemale Students at Westfield High School in New Jersey Reportedly Targeted with Deepfake Nudes
Oct 20, 2023
In October 2023, alleged deepfake nude images of female students were created and shared at Westfield High School in New Jersey. One alleged...
Read moreReported Use of AI Voice and Identity Manipulation in the Ongoing 'Phantom Hacker' Fraud Scheme
Oct 20, 2023
Reports allege that updated variants of the long-running "Phantom Hacker" scam use purported AI tools to enhance impersonation, including vo...
Read moreCruise's Autonomous Vehicles Allegedly Engaging in Risky Behavior Near Pedestrians
Oct 17, 2023
Cruise's driverless vehicles are under federal investigation for possibly failing to exhibit due caution around crosswalks and pedestrians,...
Read moreAledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates
Oct 15, 2023
In October 2023, an unnamed male student at Aledo High School outside of Fort Worth, Texas allegedly generated and distributed deepfake nude...
Read moreDeepfake Video Reportedly Depicts Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Withdrawing from 2026 Election
Oct 12, 2023
A viral video circulating on social media in October 2023 falsely claimed that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema announced he would not r...
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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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