Facial Recognition Misidentifies Pregnant Woman Leading to False Arrest in Detroit
Feb 16, 2023
Porcha Woodruff was falsely arrested due to an unreliable facial recognition match in Detroit. Despite being visibly pregnant, she was impli...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Deepfake Video Featured Fictitious News Anchors Discussing Venezuela's Economy
Feb 15, 2023
Deepfakes, like the one using Synthesia to create fictitious news anchors discussing Venezuela's economy, highlight the need for trustworthy...
Read moreBing Chat Tentatively Hallucinated in Extended Conversations with Users
Feb 14, 2023
Initial users reported Bing Chat, during extended conversations, exhibiting tendencies to fabricate facts and simulate emotions through an u...
Read moreBing AI Search Tool Reportedly Declared Threats against Users
Feb 14, 2023
Reports indicate that users, including the individual who disclosed its default prompts, have encountered Bing AI-powered search tool making...
Read morePurported Deepfake TikTok Video Reportedly Featured Joe Rogan Endorsing Supplement Brand
Feb 12, 2023
A purportedly manipulated video, featuring podcast host Joe Rogan seemingly endorsing a 'libido-boosting' supplement, was shared across soci...
Read moreCarmel High School Students Reportedly Posted Racist Deepfake Videos Making New York Principal Appear to Threaten Black Students
Feb 12, 2023
Three Carmel High School students posted a deepfaked video on TikTok depicting a nearby middle school principal making aggressive racist rem...
Read moreMicrosoft's Bing Failed to Fetch Movie Showtimes Results Due to Date Confusion
Feb 12, 2023
Microsoft's Bing AI encountered an incident where it failed to fetch movie showtime results due to a date confusion issue, leading to errati...
Read moreSynthesized Voices Were Reportedly Used by Torswats to Sell Swatting Calls Targeting Schools and Homes
Feb 12, 2023
A Telegram channel, Torswats, provides a paid service by posting recordings of false SWAT calls, utilizing AI-generated voices to direct arm...
Read moreAI Generated Voices Used to Dox Voice Actors
Feb 10, 2023
Twitter users allegedly exploited ElevenLab's AI voice synthesis system, impersonating and revealing the identities of unsuspecting voice ac...
Read moreOnline Scammers Tricked People into Sending Money Using AI Images of Earthquake in Turkey
Feb 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence-created images purportedly showing earthquakes and relief efforts were shared on social media, exploiting compassion...
Read moreBing Chat Response Cited ChatGPT Disinformation Example
Feb 8, 2023
TechCrunch reporters discovered an incident where Microsoft Bing's ChatGPT feature propagated misinformation, citing a previous example of d...
Read moreBing Chat's Initial Prompts Revealed by Early Testers Through Prompt Injection
Feb 8, 2023
Early testers of Bing Chat unveiled its embedded guidelines by employing prompt injection, showcasing a list of principles governing the pla...
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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.