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Google Bard Allegedly Generates False Allegations Against Consulting Firms Used in Research Presented in Australian Parliamentary Inquiry

Nov 2, 2023

Australian academics allegedly used the Google Bard AI to generate case studies for a parliamentary inquiry, resulting in false accusations...

Microsoft AI Poll Allegedly Causes Reputational Harm of The Guardian Newspaper

Oct 31, 2023

Microsoft's AI system displayed an inaccurate and insensitive poll beside a Guardian article, speculating on the cause of Lilie James's deat...

AI Camera Allegedly Misidentifies Dutch Motorist as Using Mobile Phone, Issuing €380 Fine

Oct 31, 2023

AI-powered smart camera on A2 highway mistakenly fines motorist €380 due to false mobile phone usage detection. The driver, Tim Hanssen, was...

Kremlin-Linked Entities Allegedly Using Generative AI to Spread Russian Disinformation in Latin America

Oct 26, 2023

Moscow-linked entities, including tech firms and an industry association with Kremlin ties, are suspected of employing generative AI to prop...

Alleged Misuse of PicSo AI for Generating Inappropriate Content Emphasizing "Girls"

Oct 24, 2023

The generative AI tool, PicSo AI, which has reportedly been marketed by Meta on Instagram, is suspected of being exploited to produce inappr...

Female Students at Westfield High School in New Jersey Reportedly Targeted with Deepfake Nudes

Oct 20, 2023

In October 2023, deepfake nude images of female students were reportedly created and shared at Westfield High School in New Jersey. The alle...

Reported Use of AI Voice and Identity Manipulation in the Ongoing 'Phantom Hacker' Fraud Scheme

Oct 20, 2023

Recent reports suggest that modern versions of the persistent 'Phantom Hacker' fraud scheme employ suspected AI technologies for enhanced im...

Cruise's Autonomous Vehicles Allegedly Engaging in Risky Behavior Near Pedestrians

Oct 17, 2023

The autonomous vehicles developed by Cruise are under federal scrutiny for reportedly disregarding safe and secure AI governance near crossw...

Aledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates

Oct 15, 2023

In October 2023, an unnamed male student at Aledo High School outside Fort Worth, Texas allegedly generated and distributed deepfake nude im...

Deepfake Video Reportedly Depicts Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Withdrawing from 2026 Election

Oct 12, 2023

In October 2023, a misleading deepfake video spread across social media, falsely suggesting that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema would...

AI-Generated Fake Audio of Verbal Abuse Incident Circulates of British Labour Leader Keir Starmer

Oct 8, 2023

An instance of AI misuse was exposed when a deepfake audio clip, falsely portraying UK opposition leader Keir Starmer verbally abusing staff...

Deepfake Recordings Allegedly Influence Slovakian Election

Oct 7, 2023

Deepfake audio recordings allegedly influenced the outcome of Slovakia's election, featuring conversations between a journalist and a leadin...

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.