Bing Chat Solved CAPTCHAs with Image Analysis Feature Despite Safeguards
Jun 22, 2023
A user reported Microsoft's GPT-based chatbot, Bing Chat, for inadvertently utilizing an image analysis feature to solve CAPTCHAs—a capabili...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Reported Accidental Exposure of 38TB of Data by Microsoft's AI Research Team
Jun 22, 2023
The Microsoft AI research team unwittingly disclosed 38TB of sensitive data while publishing open-source training material on GitHub. The ex...
Read moreColorado Lawyer Filed a Motion Citing Hallucinated ChatGPT Cases
Jun 13, 2023
A Colorado Springs attorney, Zachariah Crabill, inadvertently used ChatGPT-generated, false legal cases in court documents. The AI-induced e...
Read moreAlleged Gender Discrimination in Facebook Job Ads Algorithm
Jun 12, 2023
Facebook's job ad delivery algorithm allegedly displayed job advertisements disproportionately to one gender, potentially reinforcing societ...
Read moreInstagram Algorithms Allegedly Promote Accounts Facilitating Child Sex Abuse Content
Jun 7, 2023
A recent investigation by The Wall Street Journal, Stanford University, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that Instagram's r...
Read moreRon DeSantis's Presidential Campaign Released Twitter Video Containing AI Images of Donald Trump Hugging Anthony Fauci
Jun 5, 2023
The presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis used deepfakes in an alleged smear campaign, sharing a video on Twitter featuring AI-generated ima...
Read moreAI-Generated Voices Amplify Conspiracy Theories on TikTok
Jun 1, 2023
NewsGuard has discovered 17 TikTok accounts utilizing AI-generated voices to propagate conspiracy theories and falsehoods since June 2023. B...
Read moreRacial Bias in Lung Function Diagnostic Algorithm Leads to Underdiagnosis in Black Men
Jun 1, 2023
A study published in JAMA Network Open reveals concerning racial bias within a widely used medical diagnostic algorithm for lung function. T...
Read moreChatbot Tessa gives unauthorized diet advice to users seeking help for eating disorders
May 29, 2023
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) deactivated its chatbot Tessa following the bot's provision of weight-loss advice to indivi...
Read moreUnrepresented Litigant Misled by ChatGPT-Generated False Legal Citations in Manchester Court
May 28, 2023
A litigant in a Manchester civil case misused ChatGPT by presenting false legal citations, fabricating one case name and providing fictitiou...
Read moreOpera's GPT-Based AI Reportedly Accused War Photographers of War Crimes
May 24, 2023
When inquired about 'photographers accused of committing war crimes', Opera's GPT-based chatbot Aria erroneously provided a list of photogra...
Read moreDonald Trump's Presidential Campaign Released Deepfakes Attacking Ron DeSantis
May 24, 2023
Former President Donald Trump utilized deepfaked voices and AI-generated content to criticize Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in two controver...
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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.