Non-Consensual Deepfake Porn Targeted Female Content Creators
Jan 30, 2023
A disturbing incident involving unauthorized, non-consensual deepfake pornography targeting high-profile female streamers and content creato...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Celebrities' Deepfake Voices Abused with Malicious Intent
Jan 30, 2023
Celebrity voices were manipulated using deepfake technology for malicious purposes, such as impersonation or slander, and disseminated on so...
Read morePurported Synthesia Avatars Used in Alleged Pro-Junta Deepfake Video Supporting Ibrahim Traoré in Burkina Faso
Jan 23, 2023
In January 2023, controversial videos emerged on WhatsApp and social media featuring purportedly AI-generated avatars voicing support for Bu...
Read moreFirefighters Smashed Cruise AV's Front Window to Stop It from Running over Fire Hoses
Jan 21, 2023
Firefighters were forced to shatter the front window of a Cruise AV in order to prevent it from running over active fire hoses. This inciden...
Read moreTurnitin's ChatGPT-Detection Tool Falsely Flagged Student Essays as AI-Generated
Jan 20, 2023
Turnitin's ChatGPT detection tool has been reported to incorrectly flag original high school essays as AI-generated. This raises concerns ab...
Read moreMother in Arizona Received Fake Ransom Call Featuring AI Voice of Her Daughter
Jan 20, 2023
An Arizona mother fell victim to a ransom call that utilized AI voice synthesis, claiming to be her daughter in distress. Upon confirming he...
Read moreUS CBP App's Failure to Detect Black Faces Reportedly Blocked Asylum Applications
Jan 18, 2023
Recent reports indicate a concerning incident involving CBP One's facial recognition feature, disproportionately failing to detect faces of...
Read moreChatGPT-Written Bug Reports Deemed "Nonsense" by White Hat Platform, Prompted Bans
Jan 11, 2023
Immunefi, a popular smart contract bug bounty platform, has reportedly banned users who submitted bug reports generated by ChatGPT due to th...
Read moreCanadian Parents Tricked out of Thousands Using Their Son's AI Voice
Jan 11, 2023
Canadian residents fell victim to a scam where an anonymous caller employed AI voice synthesis to mimic their son's voice, posing as his law...
Read moreFast Food Chains' AI Chatbots Failed to Assist Job Applicants with Scheduling Interviews
Jan 5, 2023
Major fast food chains, including McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hardee's, experienced issues with their AI chatbots used for pre-screening job ca...
Read moreTwitter's AI Moderation Tool Misidentified Rockets as Pornography
Jan 3, 2023
Twitter's automated content moderation tool inadvertently misclassified images of rocket launches as explicit content, leading to incorrect...
Read moreAI-Generated-Text-Detection Tools Reported for High Error Rates
Jan 3, 2023
Recent reports reveal high error rates in models designed to detect text generation AI, such as AI Text Classifier and GPTZero. These tools...
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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.