A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist
Feb 6, 2024
An autonomous Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Facial Recognition System in Buenos Aires Triggers Police Checks Based on False Matches
Feb 5, 2024
The facial recognition system in Buenos Aires has caused concern due to false matches leading to wrongful police checks, potentially infring...
Read moreTwo Passengers Report Feeling Trapped in Waymo Car During Sensor Obstruction
Feb 3, 2024
During a nighttime ride in San Francisco, an autonomous vehicle operated by Waymo experienced sensor obstruction, putting passengers Robert...
Read moreAlleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million
Feb 2, 2024
A finance employee at Arup, a multinational engineering firm, reportedly fell victim to a deepfake scam involving the alleged impersonation...
Read moreGlasgow Man Allegedly Used AI Tool to Create and Share Non-Consensual Deepfake Nude Images of Former Classmate
Feb 1, 2024
In February 2024, Glasgow resident Callum Brooks was fined £335 after admitting to creating and sharing deepfaked nude images of a former cl...
Read moreNetwork of 171 AI-Powered Bots Reportedly Spread Political Disinformation Ahead of Ghana’s December 2024 General Election
Feb 1, 2024
A network of 171 bot accounts reportedly used AI-generated content to support the New Patriotic Party and its presidential candidate, Mahamu...
Read moreGOP Pollster Reportedly Shares Purportedly AI-Generated Images to Fabricate Appearance of Black Voter Support
Feb 1, 2024
Allegedly AI-generated images, circulated by Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini, reportedly depicted Black men supporting the Republican Pa...
Read moreLondon Metropolitan Police's Facial Recognition Technology Reportedly Misidentified Shaun Thompson as Suspect Leading to Arrest
Feb 1, 2024
In February 2024, an individual named Shaun Thompson reportedly walked by one of the London Metropolitan Police's facial recognition technol...
Read moreGunshot Detection Technology ShotSpotter (now SoundThinking) Reportedly Only Has 47% Accuracy in Chicago System
Jan 31, 2024
The gunshot detection system of SoundThinking, previously known as ShotSpotter, in Chicago has reportedly achieved an accuracy rate of only...
Read moreChatGPT Account Compromise Leads to Unintended Data Exposure
Jan 30, 2024
A security incident involving ChatGPT resulted in the exposure of sensitive conversations, including login credentials and personal data, fo...
Read moreNine Network's AI Alters Lawmaker Georgie Purcell's Image Inappropriately
Jan 28, 2024
The Nine Network utilized the Generative Expand AI tool from Photoshop to resize an image of lawmaker Georgie Purcell, unintentionally modif...
Read morePurported Deepfake of Andrew Forrest Used to Promote Fraudulent 'Quantum AI' Crypto Platform on Facebook
Jan 27, 2024
Cybertrace recently uncovered a deepfake video of Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, purportedly endorsing a fraudulent crypto platform...
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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.