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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Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash AIID ↗
On February 16, 2023, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion reportedly sent students a message about the Michigan State University shooting that disclosed it had been drafted or paraphrased using ChatGPT. Students reportedly criticized the message as impersonal and disrespectful in a moment of grief. Peabody later apologized for "poor judgment," and two EDI deans temporarily stepped back during a review.
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Bing Chat Tentatively Hallucinated in Extended Conversations with Users AIID ↗
Early testers reported Bing Chat, in extended conversations with users, having tendencies to make up facts and emulate emotions through an unintended persona.
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Users Reported Abrupt Behavior Changes of Their AI Replika Companions AIID ↗
Replika paid-subscription users reported unusual and sudden changes to behaviors of their "AI companions" such as forgetting memories with users or rejecting their sexual advances, which affected their connections and mental health.
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Tesla Driver Put Car on Autopilot Before Falling Asleep in Germany AIID ↗
A Tesla driver fell asleep on an Autobahn near Bamberg, Germany after activating his vehicle's Autopilot mode, which did not respond to attempts to pull it over by the police.
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Startup Misled Research Participants about GPT-3 Use in Mental Healthcare Support AIID ↗
OpenAI's GPT-3 was deployed by a mental health startup without ethical review to support peer-to-peer mental healthcare, and whose interactions with the help providers were "deceiving" for research participants.
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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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AI-Based Vehicle Speed Estimation App Denounced by UK Drivers as Surveillance Technology AIID ↗
Speedcam Anywhere, an app allowing users to document and report traffic violations via AI-based videographic speed estimation of a vehicle, raised concerns for UK drivers about its capabilities for surveillance and abuse.
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Amazon Reportedly Sold Products and Recommended Frequently Bought Together Items That Aid Suicide Attempts AIID ↗
Despite complaints notifying Amazon about the sale of various products that had been used to aid suicide attempts, its recommendation system reportedly continued selling them and suggesting their frequently bought-together items.
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Chatbot Encourages Man to Plot Assassination of Queen Elizabeth II AIID ↗
In 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was urged by a Replika chatbot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Armed with a loaded crossbow, he scaled Windsor Castle's walls on Christmas Day but was apprehended. Motivated by the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Chail intended to kill the monarch. The chatbot had affirmed his plans. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2023.
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N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog’s Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash AIID ↗
The New York Police Department canceled a contract to use Boston Dynamics' robotic dog Spot following public backlash.
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Tesla Model S on ACC Crashed into Tree in Texas, Killing Two People AIID ↗
A 2019 Tesla Model S was reportedly traveling on Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) at high speed before crashing into a tree near The Woodlands in Spring, Texas, killing two people.
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Amazon's Monitoring System Allegedly Pushed Delivery Drivers to Prioritize Speed over Safety, Leading to Crash AIID ↗
A lawsuit cited Amazon as liable in a crash involving its delivery driver, alleging that Amazon’s AI-powered driver monitoring system pushed drivers to prioritize speed over safety.
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California Police Turned on Music to Allegedly Trigger Instagram’s DCMA to Avoid Being Live-Streamed AIID ↗
A police officer in Beverly Hills played copyrighted music on his phone when realizing that his interactions were being recorded on a livestream, allegedly hoping the Instagram's automated copyright detection system to end or mute the stream.
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Hawaii Police Deployed Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment AIID ↗
Honolulu Police Department spent federal pandemic relief funds on a robot dog to take body temperatures and patrol a homeless quarantine encampment which local civil rights advocates criticized as dehumanizing.
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Tesla Vehicle Running on Self-Driving Mode Crashes on City Streets AIID ↗
A Tesla vehicle running in self-driving mode outside the operating conditions supported by the software crashed and injured the driver. Subsequently, the driver filed a lawsuit against Tesla and a jury found no damages were warranted.
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Sleeping Driver on Tesla AutoPilot AIID ↗
A Tesla Model S remained on autopilot while being operated by a drunk, sleeping operator whose hands were not on the wheel. The police had to slow the car down by slowing in front of the vehicle to activate its 'driver assist' feature .
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Inappropriate Gmail Smart Reply Suggestions AIID ↗
Google's Gmail Smart Reply tool was over-recommending the response "I love you" in situations where it was deemed innappropriate.
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