False Negatives for Water Quality-Associated Beach Closures
Jun 3, 2022
Toronto's adoption of AI predictive modeling (AIPM) for beach water quality assessments has sparked controversy over its reliability, follow...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Cruise’s Self-Driving Car Involved in a Multiple-Injury Collision at an San Francisco Intersection
Jun 3, 2022
A Cruise autonomous vehicle was involved in a collision at an intersection in San Francisco while making a left turn, causing injuries to oc...
Read moreRemotely Operated Taser-Armed Drones Proposed by Taser Manufacturer as Defense for School Shootings in the US
Jun 1, 2022
Axon Enterprise suggested the development of remotely operated drones, armed with tasers, as a potential defense mechanism against mass shoo...
Read moreSafeRent AI Screening Tool Allegedly Discriminated Against Housing Voucher Applicants
May 25, 2022
The AI-powered tenant screening tool from SafeRent, used to assess potential renters, disproportionately penalized Black and Hispanic applic...
Read moreCruise's Self-Driving Cars Allegedly Lost Connection to Their Server, Causing Traffic Blockages in San Francisco
May 18, 2022
Autonomous vehicles from Cruise, a self-driving car company, were seen stopping unexpectedly in San Francisco traffic, potentially due to di...
Read moreFatal Crash Involving Tesla Full Self-Driving Claims Employee's Life
May 16, 2022
Tesla employee, Hans von Ohain, lost his life in a crash reportedly using the Full Self-Driving (FSD) feature. The vehicle failed to maneuve...
Read moreAustralian Retailers Reportedly Captured Face Prints of Their Customers without Consent
May 13, 2022
Major Australian retailers allegedly analyzed in-store CCTV footage to capture customers' facial attributes without explicit consent, sparki...
Read moreAmazon Fresh Cameras Failed to Register Purchased Items
May 8, 2022
Reports suggest that the tracking cameras in Amazon Fresh's cashier-less stores have been experiencing issues, failing to register purchased...
Read moreYahoo Boys Allegedly Employ Real-Time Deepfake Technology in Romance Scams
May 1, 2022
Scammers, often referred to as 'Yahoo Boys', are accused of employing real-time deepfake technology to manipulate identities during video ca...
Read moreTesla Owner Activated "Smart Summon" Feature, Causing a Collision with an Aircraft in a Washington Airport
Apr 21, 2022
A Tesla Model Y reportedly collided with an aircraft at a Washington airport, due to its owner activating the 'Smart Summon' feature. This i...
Read moreRobbers Accessed Drugged Gay Men's Bank Accounts Using Their Phones' Facial Recognition
Apr 20, 2022
Incidents in New York City reveal the vulnerability of facial recognition technology when used on compromised devices. Robbers accessed bank...
Read moreGoogle’s Assistive Writing Feature Provided Allegedly Unnecessary and Clumsy Suggestions
Apr 19, 2022
Google's 'inclusive language' feature, designed to promote diversity in writing, reportedly suggested alternatives for terms like 'landlord'...
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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.