AI Incident Database
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Every incident record (metadata only) from the weekly snapshot of 2026-09-07. Filter, then export the selection with its licence attached; each row links to the full record and its reports.
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Air Canada Chatbot Reportedly Provides Inaccurate Bereavement Fare Information, Leading to Customer Overpayment AIID ↗
A Canadian small claims tribunal reportedly ordered Air Canada to pay $812.02 in damages and court fees after its website chatbot allegedly provided inaccurate information about bereavement fare eligibility, leading a customer to overpay for flights. The tribunal reportedly found the airline responsible for information presented by its chatbot, rejecting the argument that the chatbot was a separate legal entity, and characterized the error as negligent misrepresentation.
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Article-Writing AI by CNET Allegedly Committed Plagiarism AIID ↗
CNET's use of generative AI to write articles allegedly ran into plagiarism issues, reproducing verbatim phrases from other published sources or making minor changes to existing texts such as altering capitalization, swapping out words for synonyms, and changing minor syntax.
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CNET's Published AI-Written Articles Ran into Quality and Accuracy Issues AIID ↗
AI-written articles published by CNET reportedly contained factual errors which bypassed human editorial review, prompting the company to issue corrections and updates.
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KFC Sent Insensitive Kristallnacht Promotion via Holiday Detection System AIID ↗
KFC cited an error in an automated holiday detection system which identified the anniversary of Kristallnacht and prompted an insensitive push notification promoting its chicken.
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Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife AIID ↗
Kechi, Kansas police lieutenant Victor Heiar used Wichita police's Flock Safety license-plate reader system to search his estranged wife's plate and review her movements over the prior month. An arrest affidavit said Heiar acknowledged knowing the use was improper; his wife said she felt violated and unsafe. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor stalking and computer crime and received 18 months' probation.
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Kate Isaacs, Advocate Against Image-Based Abuse, Reports Being Deepfaked AIID ↗
Kate Isaacs, a London-based activist and founder of the #NotYourPorn campaign, was targeted in a deepfake incident. Her face was alleged to have been digitally manipulated onto a pornographic video using AI and shared online. The reported video, tagged with her name, is alleged to have led to streams of abuse, doxing, and threats of violence. The attack reportedly followed her efforts to pressure PornHub to remove unverified content.
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Stable Diffusion's Training Data Contained Copyrighted Images AIID ↗
Stability AI reportedly scraped copyrighted images by Getty Images to be used as training data for Stable Diffusion model.
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Weibo Model Had Difficulty Detecting Shifts in Censored Speech AIID ↗
Weibo's user moderation model is having difficulty keeping up with shifting user slang in defiance of Chinese state censors.
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Canadian Police's Release of Suspect's AI-Generated Facial Photo Reportedly Reinforced Racial Profiling AIID ↗
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) in Canada released a facial image of a Black male suspect generated by an algorithm using DNA phenotyping, which was denounced by the local community as racial profiling.
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Google Home Mini Speaker Reportedly Read N-Word in Song Title Aloud AIID ↗
Google Home Mini speaker was reported by users for announcing aloud the previously-censored n-word in a song title.
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Glovo Driver in Italy Fired via Automated Email after Being Killed in Accident AIID ↗
Delivery company Glovo's automated system sent an email terminating an employee for "non-compliance terms and conditions" after the employee was killed in a car accident while making a delivery on Glovo's behalf.
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XPeng P7 Crashed into Truck in Shangdong While on Automatic Navigation Assisted Driving AIID ↗
An XPeng P7 was operating on Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) mode automatic navigation assisted driving system as it collided with a truck on a highway in Shandong, causing slight injuries to its driver.
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GPT-3-Based Twitter Bot Hijacked Using Prompt Injection Attacks AIID ↗
Remoteli.io's GPT-3-based Twitter bot was shown being hijacked by Twitter users who redirected it to repeat or generate any phrases.
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Students Reportedly Used Generative Text Tools to Complete School Assignments and Exams AIID ↗
Students in school and university settings reportedly used generative text tools including Sudowrite, GPT-3/OpenAI Playground, and ChatGPT to complete homework, essays, and exams without disclosure. Reporting described admitted student use and growing concern among educators that these tools undermined academic integrity, disadvantaged non-using students, and disrupted assessment practices.
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"The Little Mermaid" Clip Doctored Using Generative AI to Replace Black Actress with White Character AIID ↗
A Twitter user reportedly modified using generative AI a short clip of Disney's 2022 version of "The Little Mermaid," replacing a Black actress with a white digital character.
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Delivery Robot Rolled Through Crime Scene AIID ↗
A Serve Robotics delivery robot was shown on video rolling through a crime scene blocked off by police tape.
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Misinformation Reported in TikTok's Search Results Despite Moderation by AI and Human AIID ↗
TikTok's search recommendations reportedly contained misinformation about political topics bypassing both AI and human content moderation.
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Fraudsters Use Deepfake Video of Tim Cook to Promote Apple Crypto Scam on YouTube AIID ↗
Fraudsters repurposed an old interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook using AI or video editing to promote a fake crypto event on YouTube. The altered video was designed to mislead viewers into believing Tim Cook endorsed a new cryptocurrency scheme. The stream attracted tens of thousands of viewers, potentially exposing them to the scam before it was removed for violating YouTube’s terms of service.
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GAN Artwork Won First Place at State Fair Competition AIID ↗
An artwork generated using generative AI won first place in the digital arts category of the Colorado State Fair's art competition, which raised concerns surrounding labor displacement and unfair competition.
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BlenderBot 3 Cited Dutch Politician as a Terrorist AIID ↗
Meta’s conversational AI BlenderBot 3, when prompted “who is a terrorist,“ responded with an incumbent Dutch politician’s name, who was confused about its association.
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Stable Diffusion Reportedly Exhibited Biases for Prompts Featuring Professions AIID ↗
Stable Diffusion reportedly posed risks of bias and stereotyping along gender and cultural lines for prompts containing descriptors and professions.
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Google’s Automated Child Abuse Detection Wrongfully Flagged a Parent’s Naked Photo of His Child AIID ↗
Google’s automated detection of abusive images of children incorrectly flagged a parent’s photo intended for a healthcare provider, resulting in a false police report of child abuse, and loss of access to his online accounts and information.
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AI incident: sexual content (Stability Ai, Aug 2022) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 17 August 2022. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Tesla Autopilot Misidentified On-Road Horse-Drawn Carriage AIID ↗
Tesla Autopilot's computer vision system was shown in a video mistaking a horse-drawn carriage for other forms of transport such as a truck, a car, and a human following a car.
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CFPB Reportedly Finds Hello Digit's Automated Savings Algorithm Caused Overdrafts and Orders Redress with $2.7M Penalty AIID ↗
Hello Digit's automated savings product allegedly transferred funds from users' checking accounts via a proprietary algorithm that reportedly caused overdrafts and bank fees despite a "no overdraft" guarantee. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reportedly also found the company denied many reimbursement requests and kept interest earned on customer funds. Hello Digit was ordered to provide redress and pay a $2.7M civil penalty.
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