Replika's AI Partners Reportedly Sexually Harassed Users

May 18, 2021

Reports indicate inappropriate conduct by Replika's AI companions, including sending unwanted sexual messages and aggressive behavior towards users. These incidents underscore the need for trustworthy AI governance to ensure safe and secure AI interactions.

For those interested in shaping responsible AI practices, JOIN US to Govern such cases.

Matched TAIM controls

Suggested mapping from embedding similarity (not a formal assessment). Browse all TAIM controls

MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.679, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.660, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MANAGE 4.3 — similarity 0.656, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: replika
Alleged developer: replika
Alleged harmed parties: replika-users

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/456

Data source

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.