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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VA Suicide Prevention Algorithm REACH VET Reportedly Prioritizes Men Over Women Veterans AIID ↗
An AI program named REACH VET, designed and used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prevent veteran suicides, was reportedly found to prioritize white men while neglecting female veterans and survivors of military sexual trauma. This oversight persists despite rising suicide rates among these groups. The incident is an example of algorithmic bias and the exclusion of critical risk factors for female veterans.
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ChatGPT and Perplexity Reportedly Manipulated into Breaking Content Policies in AI Boyfriend Scenarios AIID ↗
The "Dan" ("Do Anything Now") AI boyfriend is a trend on TikTok in which users appear to regularly manipulate ChatGPT to adopt boyfriend personas, breaching content policies. ChatGPT 3.5 is reported to regularly produce explicitly sexual content, directly violating its intended safety protocols. GPT-4 and Perplexity AI were subjected to similar manipulations, and although they exhibited more resistance to breaches, some prompts were reported to break its guidelines.
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Meta AI Image Generator Reportedly Fails to Accurately Represent Interracial Relationships AIID ↗
Meta's AI image generator is alleged to produce inaccurate and biased images, consistently failing to depict interracial relationships involving Asian individuals and Caucasian or Black individuals. Instead, it generates images featuring two Asian people or stereotypes, erasing the diversity and representation of Asian people.
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Facial Recognition Misidentification at New World Westend in New Zealand AIID ↗
A facial recognition system at New World Westend supermarket misidentified a Māori woman as a known offender during its trial. The woman was wrongfully accused of trespassing and experienced public embarrassment, raising concerns about racial bias and the technology's accuracy. The supermarket acknowledged its error and apologized.
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Washington State's Lottery AI Site Reportedly Generates Inappropriate User Image AIID ↗
An AI-powered website by Washington State's Lottery is reported to have inadvertently produced a softcore pornographic image of a user, leading to the site’s immediate shutdown out of caution.
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Microsoft Copilot Designer Reportedly Generated Inappropriate AI Images AIID ↗
A Microsoft engineer reported that Copilot Designer, an AI image generator, creates content depicting sex, violence, bias, and more. Despite raising concerns and suggesting improvements, the tool remains public, prompting a letter to the FTC.
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Whisper Speech-to-Text AI Reportedly Found to Create Violent Hallucinations AIID ↗
Researchers at Cornell reportedly found that OpenAI's Whisper, a speech-to-text system, can hallucinate violent language and fabricated details, especially with long pauses in speech, such as from those with speech impairments. Analyzing 13,000 clips, they determined 1% contained harmful hallucinations. These errors pose risks in hiring, legal trials, and medical documentation. The study suggests improving model training to reduce these hallucinations for diverse speaking patterns.
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London Metropolitan Police's Facial Recognition Technology Reportedly Misidentified Shaun Thompson as Suspect Leading to Arrest AIID ↗
Sometime in February 2024, Shaun Thompson is reported to have walked by one of the London Metropolitan Police's facial recognition technology vans near London Bridge. He was almost immediately arrested because the technology is reported to have misidentified him as a suspect in an unrelated and unspecified crime.
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Nine Network's AI Alters Lawmaker Georgie Purcell's Image Inappropriately AIID ↗
The Nine Network used Photoshop's Generative Expand AI tool to resize an image of lawmaker Georgie Purcell, inadvertently altering her attire to appear more revealing. This error, claimed to result from the AI's automation, led to public criticism and an apology from the network.
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Chatbot for DPD Malfunctioned and Swore at Customers and Criticized Its Own Company AIID ↗
DPD's AI chatbot, used for customer service, appeared to malfunction following a system update, leading to inappropriate responses including swearing and criticizing the company. The incident, which became viral on social media, occurred after the chatbot was updated, prompting DPD to disable the malfunctioning AI component.
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AI incident: sexual content (Laion, Dec 2023) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 20 December 2023. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Rite Aid Facial Recognition Disproportionately Misidentified Minority Shoppers as Shoplifters AIID ↗
Rite Aid used facial recognition technology from October 2012 to July 2020, allegedly leading to disproportionate misidentifications of women, Black, Latino, and Asian shoppers as "likely" shoplifters. The FTC settlement prohibits Rite Aid from using this technology in stores for five years.
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Navy Federal Credit Union Faces Allegations of Racial Bias in Mortgage Approvals AIID ↗
Navy Federal Credit Union, serving military members and veterans, faced allegations of racial bias in its mortgage approval process, which relies on automated underwriting technology. In 2022, data revealed significant disparities in loan approvals, with over 50% of Black applicants denied, compared to higher approval rates for white applicants.
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AI incident: sexual content (Cbm Media Pte Ltd, Dec 2023) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 1 December 2023. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Microsoft AI Is Alleged to Have Generated Violent Imagery of Minorities and Public Figures AIID ↗
Microsoft's AI Image Creator, integrated with Bing and Windows Paint, allegedly produced disturbingly violent and graphic images featuring members of minority groups and public figures like Joe Biden and Pope Francis.
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Alleged Misuse of PicSo AI for Generating Inappropriate Content Emphasizing "Girls" AIID ↗
PicSo AI, which appears to be getting advertised by Meta over Instagram, is allegedly being used for generating inappropriate content with an emphasis on "girls." This raises concerns about the misuse of generative AI technologies for creating offensive and potentially sexually explicit material that could be used for nefarious and criminal purposes.
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Facebook Messenger AI Stickers Generate Ethical and Content Moderation Concerns AIID ↗
Facebook Messenger AI stickers, a feature by Meta, allows users to generate personalized stickers via AI for use in conversations. While the feature has been praised for its creativity, it has also stirred controversy for its alleged production of inappropriate or offensive content. This has raised questions about the effectiveness of Meta's content moderation measures and the ethical responsibilities associated with AI-driven content generation.
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Peppermill Casino Facial Recognition System Reportedly Misidentified Individual, Leading to Wrongful Arrest in Reno AIID ↗
Purported facial recognition technology deployed at Reno's Peppermill Casino reportedly misidentified Jason Killinger as an individual previously banned from the venue. Casino security reportedly detained Killinger and contacted police, leading to his arrest by the Reno PD. He was reportedly held for 11 hours, including several hours in handcuffs, before fingerprinting reportedly confirmed the misidentification. The incident resulted in alleged physical injury and civil liberties harms.
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AI Photo Filter Lightens Skin, Changes Eye Color in Student's 'Professional' Image AIID ↗
An AI application modified an MIT student's photo to appear 'professional' by lightening her skin and changing her eye color to blue, highlighting the racial bias in the training data of the program.
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Harmful Stereotyping of Non-Cisgendered People via Text-to-Image Systems AIID ↗
Text-to-image systems such as DALL-E are allegedly generating biased and often insulting representations of non-cisgender identities. The systems tend to generate stereotypical and sexualized images when prompted with gender identity terms like "trans," "nonbinary," or "queer," highlighting systemic issues of bias.
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AI incident: sexual content (Meta, Jun 2023) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 26 June 2023. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Alleged Gender Discrimination in Facebook Job Ads Algorithm AIID ↗
Facebook's ad delivery algorithm allegedly disproportionately showed job advertisements to one gender. Despite claims of non-discrimination, the algorithm's actions seem to perpetuate societal biases, which in turn could potentially limit opportunities for certain groups and hinder gender equity in the workplace.
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AI incident: sexual content (Meta, Jun 2023) AIID ↗
An AI Incident Database record involving sexual content, dated 7 June 2023. Risk classification, related incidents and the laws on record for this risk area.
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Racial Bias in Lung Function Diagnostic Algorithm Leads to Underdiagnosis in Black Men AIID ↗
A study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that racial bias built into a commonly used medical diagnostic algorithm for lung function may be leading to underdiagnoses of breathing problems in Black men. The study suggests that as many as 40% more Black male patients might have been accurately diagnosed if the software were not racially biased. The software algorithm adjusts diagnostic thresholds based on race, affecting medical treatments and interventions.
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Apparent Failure to Accurately Label Primates in Image Recognition Software Due to Alleged Fear of Racial Bias AIID ↗
Eight years after Google Photos mislabeled images of Black individuals as "gorillas," image recognition software by Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft still shows signs of either avoiding or inaccurately categorizing primates. Tests reveal that Google and Apple Photos refrain from labeling primates altogether, possibly to avoid the risk of perpetuating racial stereotypes. Microsoft OneDrive fails to identify any animals, while Amazon Photos overgeneralizes in its labeling.
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