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Alleged Use of Purportedly AI-Generated and Manipulated Media to Misrepresent Candidates and Disrupt Turkey's 2023 Presidential Election

May 11, 2023

During the 2023 Turkish presidential election, instances of disinformation spread through allegedly manipulated and AI-generated media were...

ChatGPT Reportedly Produced False Court Case Law Presented by Legal Counsel in Court

May 4, 2023

An incident involving a lawyer using ChatGPT in Mata v. Avianca, Inc., has highlighted the importance of responsible AI governance. The lawy...

Google's Overview Panel for Artist Edward Hopper Featured Image Generated in His Style by AI

May 3, 2023

Google's knowledge panel showcased an AI-created image, erroneously attributed to American artist Edward Hopper. The misrepresented artwork,...

Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Reportedly Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

May 2, 2023

The Iranian state-sponsored group Cotton Sandstorm, linked to the IRGC, has integrated generative AI into cyber influence operations. In Dec...

Proliferation of AI-Generated News Websites and Content Farms Across Multiple Languages Degrading Information Integrity

May 1, 2023

An increasing number of AI-driven news websites and content farms, spanning multiple languages, are churning out low-quality clickbait. Thes...

Purported Republican AI Ad Reportedly Depicts Dystopian Future After Biden Reelection Announcement

Apr 25, 2023

Joe Biden's 2024 reelection announcement was followed by a controversial Republican National Committee ad, reportedly featuring AI-generated...

Novel Deepfake Song Pulled from Music Streaming Services After Allegedly Violating Artist's Rights

Apr 17, 2023

A deepfake song mimicking Drake and The Weeknd's voice and musical styles was pulled from multiple music streaming services following copyri...

Chinese Businessman Reportedly Defrauded of 4.3 Million Yuan by AI-Generated Deepfake Impersonating Friend

Apr 15, 2023

A deepfake scam in China led to a businessman losing 4.3 million yuan ($612,000) after an AI-generated video call impersonated a trusted fri...

Purported AI-Generated Audio Disinformation Reportedly Attributed to U.S. Ambassador John Godfrey Circulates in Sudan

Apr 15, 2023

In April 2023, a falsified audio message purporting to be from U.S. Ambassador to Sudan John Godfrey was circulated on Sudanese social media...

Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography

Apr 14, 2023

A Quebec man received a prison sentence exceeding three years for employing deepfake technology to generate synthetic child pornography. By...

Amazon Algorithmic Pricing Allegedly Hiked up Price of Reference Book to Millions

Apr 8, 2023

Amazon's algorithmic pricing came under scrutiny for an alleged manipulation of the high price of a reference book about flies, reaching mil...

FBI Reported Surge of Extortion Cases of AI Media Featuring Sexual Explicit Activities

Apr 1, 2023

The FBI has observed a surge in sextortion cases involving the manipulative use of AI-generated media, particularly explicit activities. The...

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.