Tesla Phantom Braking Complaints Surged, Allegedly Linked to Tesla Vision Rollout
May 1, 2021
Late 2021 witnessed a surge in complaints from Tesla owners to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding sudden unexpecte...
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TAIM catalog Map Data source & citation Failure Files™Facebook Alleged in Lawsuit Misleading Public about Effects of Algorithms on Children
Apr 29, 2021
The Ohio Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the company intentionally misrepresented its control over algorithm...
Read moreN.Y.P.D. Robot Dog’s Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash
Apr 28, 2021
The New York Police Department (NYPD) canceled a contract for Boston Dynamics' robotic dog, Spot, due to public outcry. This incident highli...
Read moreBetfair's Machine-Learning Risk System Reportedly Failed to Flag Luke Ashton Before Gambling-Related Suicide in England
Apr 22, 2021
Tragedy struck England on April 22, 2021 when Luke Ashton, a longstanding gambling disorder sufferer, took his life. An inquest in 2023 and...
Read moreAlgorithmic Staffing Failures Linked to Resident Deaths at Leading Assisted-Living Chain Brookdale
Apr 21, 2021
The algorithm-based staffing system, 'Service Alignment', used by Brookdale Senior Living, has reportedly left facilities understaffed, lead...
Read moreDuplicate
Apr 17, 2021
In this article, we delve into a recent AI duplicate incident, discussing its implications for safe and secure AI practices. By examining th...
Read moreTesla Model S on ACC Crashed into Tree in Texas, Killing Two People
Apr 17, 2021
Incident: A 2019 Tesla Model S, allegedly utilizing Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), is reported to have been traveling at high speed before c...
Read moreAuto-Insurance Photo-Based Estimation Allegedly Gave Inaccurate Repair Prices Frequently
Apr 13, 2021
Auto-insurance companies' photo-based repair price estimation, a key aspect of safe and secure AI practices, is under scrutiny. Repair shop...
Read moreBlack Uber Eats Driver Allegedly Subjected to Excessive Photo Checks and Dismissed via FRT Results
Apr 1, 2021
A former Uber Eats driver filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming they wrongfully dismissed him due to repeated false mismatches of hi...
Read morePlayers Manipulated GPT-3-Powered Game to Generate Sexually Explicit Material Involving Children
Apr 1, 2021
AI Dungeon, a game powered by OpenAI's GPT-3, was exploited by certain users who manipulated its AI to produce inappropriate narratives cont...
Read moreTesla on Autopilot Crashed Parked Michigan Police Car on Interstate
Mar 17, 2021
A Tesla Model Y, operating under the Autopilot function, inadvertently collided with a parked Michigan State Police (MSP) vehicle that had i...
Read moreHow French welfare services are creating ‘robo-debt’
Mar 17, 2021
Incident involving a French welfare office utilizing software to miscalculate benefit debts, causing incorrect notifications such as a woman...
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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.