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Video with Reportedly AI-Generated Media Purported to Show Croatian Physician Alemka Markotić Endorsing Hondrosol After False Murder Claim on Facebook

Oct 17, 2024

A suspicious video circulated on Facebook, featuring Croatian infectious-disease physician Alemka Markotić and TV host Zoran Šprajc. In the...

Purported Deepfake Allegedly Misattributes Claims to Former Student in Attack on Vice-Presidential Candidate Tim Walz

Oct 16, 2024

A deepfake video, falsely implicating Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz in misconduct using the identity of former student Matth...

Alleged AI-Generated Photo Alteration Leads to Inappropriate Modifications in Speaker's Conference Picture

Oct 15, 2024

An incident occurred where an AI image expansion tool, used by conference organizers, unintentionally altered Elizabeth Laraki’s profile pic...

Purported Face‑Swap Technology Reportedly Used to Circumvent Financial Platform's Facial Recognition Security in Nanjing, China

Oct 15, 2024

In October 2024, a defendant (Fu Mou) was convicted for using AI-powered face-swap software to circumvent the facial recognition security of...

Alleged License Plate Recognition Errors in Christchurch Lead to Wrongful Parking Fines

Oct 15, 2024

An automated license plate recognition (LPR) system at The Landing car park in Christchurch, New Zealand reportedly issued incorrect fines t...

Algorithmic Bias in French Welfare System Allegedly Discriminates Against Marginalized Groups

Oct 15, 2024

A coalition of 15 human rights groups has initiated a legal battle against the French government, alleging that an algorithm used for detect...

Portland Water Bureau SERVUS Algorithm Reportedly Allocates Utility Bill Discount to High-Wealth Consumer

Oct 14, 2024

The Portland Water Bureau's AI-driven initiative, designed to provide discounts to financially struggling customers, has reportedly allocate...

Uruguayan TV Program Santo y Seña Uses a Deepfake of Political Candidate Yamandú Orsi Without His Consent

Oct 13, 2024

Uruguayan television program Santo y Seña, hosted by Ignacio Álvarez, utilized AI to produce an unapproved virtual depiction of political ca...

Infinite Campus AI-Driven Student Risk Model Leads to Cuts in Support for Nevada's Low-Income Schools

Oct 11, 2024

An AI system implemented by Infinite Campus in Nevada misclassified at-risk students, causing a drastic reduction from 270,000 to 65,000 ide...

Purportedly AI-Altered Fake Nude Images of High School Girls and Women Reportedly Created and Disseminated in Pensacola, Florida

Oct 10, 2024

In Pensacola, Florida, an individual allegedly misused an online AI image-modifying tool to create nonconsensual, realistic nude images of s...

ProKYC Tool Allegedly Facilitates Deepfake-Based Account Fraud on Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Oct 9, 2024

Cato CTRL security researchers discovered that the cybercriminal group ProKYC is selling an AI-driven deepfake tool designed to bypass biome...

Alleged AI-Powered Call Center Breach Exposes Over 10 Million Conversations in the Middle East

Oct 8, 2024

An AI-powered call center platform in the Middle East has reportedly suffered a significant data breach, potentially exposing over 10 millio...

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.