A Self-Driving Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Collided with a Bicyclist
Mar 6, 2024
A Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco reportedly failed to detect a cyclist obscured by a truck, resulting in a collision with minor injuries, a...
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Data source & citationAI-Generated Images of Trump with Black Voters Spread as Disinformation Before U.S. Primary Elections
Mar 4, 2024
In the run-up to the U.S. primary elections, supporters of Donald Trump shared AI-generated images showing him with Black voters in an attem...
Read moreFake AI-Generated Law Firms Sent Fake DMCA Notices to Increase SEO
Mar 1, 2024
In March 2024, fake law firms using AI-generated identities sent fraudulent DMCA takedown notices to website owners, demanding backlinks for...
Read moreOver 400 AI-Driven Scams Reportedly Led to $8M Loss for Australians in 2023
Mar 1, 2024
In 2023, Australians lost over $8 million to scams involving deepfake videos and fake news articles that falsely endorsed investment trading...
Read moreRussia-Linked AI CopyCop Site Identified as Modifying and Producing at Least 19,000 Deceptive Reports
Mar 1, 2024
In early March 2024, a network named CopyCop began publishing modified news stories using AI, altering content to spread partisan biases and...
Read moreSnapchat's Algorithm Alleged to Link Minor with Sex Offenders
Feb 22, 2024
A judge ruled Snapchat not liable under Section 230 after its algorithm connected a minor with convicted sex offenders on multiple occasions...
Read moreSeeming Pattern of Gemini Bias and Sociotechnical Training Failures Harm Google's Reputation
Feb 21, 2024
Google's Gemini chatbot faced many reported bias issues upon release, leading to a variety of problematic outputs like racial inaccuracies a...
Read moreChatGPT Glitch Disrupts User Interactions with Nonsensical Outputs
Feb 20, 2024
ChatGPT experienced a bug causing it to produce unexpected and nonsensical responses, leading to widespread reports of user confusion and co...
Read moreNonconsensual Deepfake Porn of Bobbi Althoff Spreads Rapidly on X
Feb 20, 2024
Nonconsensual deepfake pornography of Bobbi Althoff, which had been in circulation for six months, is reported to have suddenly gone viral o...
Read moreDeepfakes Circulating and Eroding Electoral Integrity in the Lead-up to 2024 South Korean legislative election
Feb 19, 2024
In the lead-up to Korea's parliamentary elections, at least 129 deepfake videos and images were reported to have been detected, violating ne...
Read moreState-Sponsored Hackers Escalate Phishing Attacks Using Artificial Intelligence
Feb 18, 2024
State-sponsored hackers from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China are reportedly leveraging artificial intelligence to conduct sophisticated...
Read moreDeepfake Generated by the Lincoln Project of Trump's Father Used in Political Attack Ad
Feb 17, 2024
The Lincoln Project used AI to create a deepfake video of Donald Trump's deceased father criticizing him. Although they made it clear that t...
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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.
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