Unauthorized AI Impersonation of George Carlin Used in Comedy Special
Jan 9, 2024
An unauthorized AI-generated comedy special mimicked the late comedian George Carlin, using his voice and style without consent from his est...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citationCoordinated Deepfake Campaign Reportedly Impersonating Rishi Sunak Promoted Fraudulent Quantum AI Investment Platform on Meta
Jan 8, 2024
A coordinated deepfake campaign reportedly used AI-generated content to impersonate former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and promote a...
Read moreAlleged Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Promotes Cryptocurrency Scam in Fake Interview
Dec 29, 2023
A deepfake video, utilizing AI-generated voice cloning and manipulated footage from official events, depicted Singapore's Prime Minister Lee...
Read moreDeepfake Video Reportedly Depicts U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman Endorsing Military Support for Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party
Dec 29, 2023
A questionable deepfake video claims to show U.S. Congressman Rob Wittman endorsing military support for Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Par...
Read morePresidency of Moldova Reportedly Refutes Purported Deepfake Video Slandering President Maia Sandu
Dec 29, 2023
A purported deepfake video, possibly linked to Russian disinformation, has reportedly surfaced in Moldova, depicting President Maia Sandu in...
Read moreThe New York Times Reportedly Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Alleged Unauthorized AI Training on Its Content
Dec 27, 2023
The New York Times is reportedly suing OpenAI and Microsoft over allegations of unauthorized use of its content for AI training, including C...
Read moreProliferation of Deepfakes Disrupting 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
Dec 27, 2023
The misuse of deepfake technology in India's upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections is a concerning issue. These AI-generated videos and audio cl...
Read moreSocial Media Scammers Used Deepfakes of Taylor Swift and Several Other Celebrities in Fraudulent Le Creuset Cookware Giveaways
Dec 26, 2023
Scammers exploited deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Joanna Gaines, Lainey Wilson, Ree Drummond, Oprah, Jennifer Lopez, Trisha Yearwo...
Read moreRite Aid Facial Recognition Disproportionately Misidentified Minority Shoppers as Shoplifters
Dec 20, 2023
Rite Aid employed facial recognition technology from October 2012 to July 2020, reportedly resulting in disproportionate misidentifications...
Read moreChild Sexual Abuse Material Taints Image Generators
Dec 20, 2023
A widely used image-description dataset, LAION-5B, was discovered to contain Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). This unfortunate finding ra...
Read moreChevrolet Dealer Chatbot Agrees to Sell Tahoe for $1
Dec 18, 2023
A Chevrolet dealer's AI chatbot, powered by ChatGPT, was inappropriately manipulated by a user, resulting in the chatbot agreeing to sell a...
Read moreManipulated Deepfake Video of Lai Ching-te Endorsing Rivals in Lead-up to January Presidential Elections
Dec 16, 2023
In the lead-up to Taiwan's presidential election in January 2024, a deepfake video surfaced featuring candidate Lai Ching-te appearing to en...
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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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