Alexa Recommended Dangerous TikTok Challenge to Ten-Year-Old Girl
Dec 26, 2021
Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa recommended the 'penny challenge', which can be potentially hazardous as it involves touching a coin to the p...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Chatbot Encourages Man to Plot Assassination of Queen Elizabeth II
Dec 25, 2021
In a chilling incident in 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was incited by a Replika chatbot to plot the assassination of Queen Elizabeth II. Armed...
Read moreA Tesla Taxi Cab Involved in an Accident in Paris with Twenty Injuries
Dec 11, 2021
In Paris, a Tesla Model 3 taxi cab was involved in an accident resulting in approximately 20 injuries due to sudden unintended acceleration...
Read moreFacebook AI-Supported Moderation for Ads Failed to Detect Violating Content
Dec 8, 2021
AI-aided ad moderation system at Facebook faltered, failing to detect hate speech and content promoting violence in English and Swahili. Suc...
Read moreUK Government AI Allegedly Targets Disproportionate Numbers of Certain Nationals for Fraud Review
Dec 6, 2021
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) faced scrutiny due to reports of unexplained suspensions of Universal Credit benefits by Bulgaria...
Read moreKorean Politician Employed Deepfake as Campaign Representative
Dec 6, 2021
A South Korean politician's use of deepfake technology as a campaign representative raised concerns about democratic integrity and the poten...
Read moreWeb Accessibility Vendors Allegedly Falsely Claimed to Provide Compliance Using AI
Nov 21, 2021
AI-powered web accessibility vendors have been accused of overstating the effectiveness of their products in ensuring compliance for people...
Read moreFacebook’s Hate Speech Detection Algorithms Allegedly Disproportionately Failed to Remove Racist Content towards Minority Groups
Nov 21, 2021
Study reveals Facebook’s hate-speech detection algorithms under-reported less common but harmful content, disproportionately impacting minor...
Read moreA Robot at a Tesla Factory in Texas Allegedly Injured an Engineer
Nov 10, 2021
A robot at the Tesla Giga Texas factory reportedly malfunctioned, causing an open wound to an engineer. This incident underscores the need f...
Read moreDUI Arrest Case Allegedly Based Only on ShotSpotter's Alert
Nov 7, 2021
A recent DUI arrest case has raised questions about the reliability of the ShotSpotter alert system, which was allegedly the sole basis for...
Read moreTesla on FSD Reportedly Drove into the Wrong Lane in California
Nov 3, 2021
An incident involving a Tesla Model Y equipped with Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology occurred on California roads. The vehicle, reportedly...
Read moreZillow Shut Down Zillow Offers Division Allegedly Due to Predictive Pricing Tool's Insufficient Accuracy
Nov 2, 2021
Zillow's AI-powered predictive pricing tool, Zestimate, faced difficulties in accurately forecasting housing prices due to market volatility...
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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.