Meta's AI Ad Platform Reportedly Causes Overspending and Poor Performance
Feb 14, 2024
The Meta ad platform, 'Advantage Plus', reportedly led to advertisers exceeding their daily budgets and experiencing high cost per impressio...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Purported Deepfake Video Allegedly Claims Kyiv's Assassination Plan Against President Emmanuel Macron
Feb 13, 2024
A deepfake video, falsely representing a plot by Kyiv against French President Emmanuel Macron, was debunked as fake news. France 24 confirm...
Read moreWhisper Speech-to-Text AI Reportedly Found to Create Violent Hallucinations
Feb 12, 2024
New research reveals that OpenAI's Whisper, a speech-to-text system, may generate violent hallucinations and fabricated details, particularl...
Read moreDeepfake of Long-Deceased Suharto Circulating in Run-up to February 2024 Indonesian Elections
Feb 11, 2024
An AI-generated deepfake of the late Indonesian dictator, Suharto, was circulated by the Golkar Party ahead of the 2024 Indonesian elections...
Read moreMany Purported Political Deepfakes Reportedly Circulating in Run-up to 2024 Pakistani General Elections
Feb 8, 2024
Deepfakes involving political figures were circulated during the 2024 Pakistani general elections, reportedly generated using AI. These deep...
Read moreAlleged Deepfake Audio of Imran Khan Calls for Election Boycott, Misleading Pakistan Voters
Feb 7, 2024
A purported deepfake audio clip, falsely attributed to Imran Khan, recently circulated on social media. The audio supposedly urged a PTI (Pa...
Read morePurported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos
Feb 6, 2024
A purportedly Russian-linked network allegedly utilized an AI-generated deepfake of journalist Maria Ressa on Facebook and Microsoft Bing. T...
Read moreA 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...
Read moreFacial 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 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...
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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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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.