Tesla Autopilot Misidentified On-Road Horse-Drawn Carriage
Aug 15, 2022
Recently, a video surfaced showing Tesla's Autopilot system misinterpreting a horse-drawn carriage as various vehicles, including trucks, ca...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™CFPB Reportedly Finds Hello Digit's Automated Savings Algorithm Caused Overdrafts and Orders Redress with $2.7M Penalty
Aug 10, 2022
The automated savings product of Hello Digit allegedly employed a proprietary algorithm that reportedly led to overdrafts and bank fees, con...
Read moreMeta’s BlenderBot 3 Chatbot Demo Made Offensive Antisemitic Comments
Aug 7, 2022
The latest conversational AI demo, BlenderBot 3 from Meta, has been found to make occasional offensive comments invoking Jewish stereotypes....
Read moreFacial Recognition Trial by UK Southern Co-op Alleged as Unlawful
Jul 26, 2022
The implementation of facial recognition technology by the UK Southern Co-op for crime prevention purposes was allegedly deemed 'unlawful' a...
Read moreTesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah
Jul 24, 2022
An unfortunate incident occurred when a Tesla Model 3 operating in Autopilot mode collided with a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from behind on...
Read moreUsers Reported Security Issues with Google Pixel 6a's Fingerprint Unlocking
Jul 22, 2022
The fingerprint recognition feature of the Google Pixel 6a has raised security concerns, as phones were found to be inadvertently unlocked b...
Read moreChess-Playing Robot Broke Child's Finger in Russia
Jul 21, 2022
A chess-playing robot at a tournament in Russia malfunctioned, resulting in a child's finger injury after reaching onto the board before the...
Read moreGoogle Lens’s Camera-Based Translation Feature Provided an Offensive Mistranslation of a Book Title in Korean
Jul 18, 2022
Korea's first minister of culture's book title was inappropriately translated by Google Lens due to its training on internet communications...
Read moreDeepfakes Reportedly Deployed in Online Interviews for Remote Work Positions
Jun 28, 2022
The FBI's IC3 reported deepfake usage during online job interviews for remote positions, highlighting the need for safe and secure AI practi...
Read moreAlleged Malfunction of Acclarent's AI-Enabled TruDi Navigation System Disrupts Sinus Surgery, Linked to Patient's Stroke
Jun 23, 2022
In a sinus procedure conducted in Texas, it was alleged that the AI-enabled TruDi Navigation System manufactured by Acclarent misguided surg...
Read moreCruise AV Ran Over Fire Hose in Active Fire Scene
Jun 12, 2022
A Cruise autonomous vehicle (AV) inadvertently ran over a fire hose during an active firefighting operation, raising concerns about the need...
Read moreDALL-E Mini Reportedly Reinforced or Exacerbated Societal Biases in Its Outputs as Gender and Racial Stereotypes
Jun 11, 2022
The open-source model, DALL-E Mini, has been identified by its developers and users as generating images that reinforce racial and gender st...
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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.