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Reportedly Faulty AI Transcription Threatens Integrity of Genoa Bribery Probe

May 26, 2024

An error in an AI transcription software used in a Genoa bribery investigation is said to have misidentified 'licit financing' as 'illicit f...

Facewatch Reported to Have Wrongfully Flagged Home Bargains Customer as Shoplifter

May 25, 2024

A facial-recognition software, Facewatch, employed by the British variety store Home Bargains, has reportedly misidentified a customer named...

Reportedly Hacked AI-Powered Robot Vacuums Allegedly Used for Surveillance and Harassment

May 24, 2024

Hackers exploited a vulnerability in Ecovacs’ Deebot X2 robot vacuums, raising privacy concerns and potential risks of surveillance and hara...

VA Suicide Prevention Algorithm REACH VET Reportedly Prioritizes Men Over Women Veterans

May 23, 2024

An AI program, REACH VET, developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for suicide prevention, allegedly prioritizes white men while...

Study Highlights Persistent Hallucinations in Legal AI Systems

May 23, 2024

The Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI) at Stanford University released a study on legal AI systems, testing products by LexisNexis (Lexis+ AI...

WiseTech Global CEO Richard White Reportedly Deepfaked in Multiple Attempts to Scam Staffers

May 21, 2024

WiseTech Global's CEO, Richard White, was targeted in multiple deepfake scam attempts where unknown actors used AI to create videos of him r...

Scarlett Johansson Alleges OpenAI's Sky Imitates Her Voice Without Licensing

May 20, 2024

OpenAI debuted a voice assistant, 'Sky', that bears striking resemblance to Scarlett Johansson's voice. Despite her refusal to license her v...

Meta's AI Chatbots Are Reportedly Entering Online Support Communities Uninvited

May 20, 2024

Meta's AI chatbots are reportedly entering online support communities on Facebook without invitation, potentially disrupting human connectio...

AI Firm Lovo Accused of Illegally Replicating Voice Actors' Voices

May 16, 2024

Two voice actors, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage, are suing the AI company Lovo for allegedly creating and using unauthorized clones of t...

Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Defects in Volkswagen's AI-Driven AEB Systems

May 15, 2024

A class action lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America highlights alleged defects in the AI-driven Automated Emergency Braking (AEB) sys...

Facebook's Algorithm Reportedly Amplifies AI-Generated Content, Fueling Misleading Posts

May 14, 2024

Rising concern over AI-generated spam images on Facebook: The platform’s algorithm reportedly boosting these misleading posts, filling feeds...

Google AI Reportedly Delivering Confidently Incorrect and Harmful Information

May 14, 2024

Google's AI search engine has reportedly been providing users with information that is confidently incorrect and potentially harmful. Exampl...

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.