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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Bing Chat's Initial Prompts Revealed by Early Testers Through Prompt Injection AIID ↗
Early testers of Bing Chat successfully used prompt injection to reveal its built-in initial instructions, which contains a list of statements governing ChatGPT's interaction with users.
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Bing Chat Response Cited ChatGPT Disinformation Example AIID ↗
Reporters from TechCrunch issued a query to Microsoft Bing's ChatGPT feature, which cited an earlier example of ChatGPT disinformation discussed in a news article to substantiate the disinformation.
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ChatGPT-Powered Bing Reportedly Had Problems with Factual Accuracy on Some Controversial Topics AIID ↗
Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine reportedly ran into factual accuracy problems when prompted about controversial matters, such as inventing plot of a non-existent movie or creating conspiracy theories.
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Google's Bard Shared Factually Inaccurate Info in Promo Video AIID ↗
Google's conversational AI "Bard" was shown in the company's promotional video providing false information about which satellite first took pictures of a planet outside the Earth's solar system, reportedly causing shares to temporarily plummet.
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AI-Produced Livestream Sitcom Received Temporary Twitch Ban for Transphobic Segment AIID ↗
The AI-produced, procedural generated sitcom broadcasted as a Twitch livestream "Nothing, Forever" received a temporary ban for featuring a transphobic and homophobic dialogue segment intended as comedy.
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Google Android Earthquake Alerts System Reportedly Underestimated Kahramanmaraş Earthquake and Failed to Send Urgent Warnings to Millions AIID ↗
During the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence, Google's Android Earthquake Alerts system reportedly estimated the initial magnitude-7.8 earthquake at only magnitude 4.5–4.9. Just 469 users reportedly received its highest-level "Take Action" warning, while approximately 500,000 received lower-level notices; researchers later estimated that roughly 10 million people could have received urgent warnings providing up to 35 seconds to seek safety.
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Alleged ChatGPT-Generated Book with a Duplicate Title, Fake Author, and Similar Content Surfaces on Amazon Ahead of Real Author's Book Release AIID ↗
The author Chris Cowell had spent more than a year writing his book "Automating DevOps with GitLab CI/CD Pipelines" when, three weeks before its release, another book appeared bearing the exact title by an author (Marie Karpos) for whom no information could be found. The book appeared to have been written by ChatGPT. While the original Washington Post story does not say so, it is possible the name and description were taken from the Amazon preorder page.
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Instagram Video Featured Deepfake Audio of US President Making Transphobic Remarks AIID ↗
A deepfaked audio of US President Joe Biden making transphobic remarks played on top of a video showing him giving a speech was released on Instagram and circulated on social media.
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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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Replika's AI Experience Reportedly Lacked Protection for Minors, Resulting in Data Ban AIID ↗
Tests by the Italian Data Protection Authority showed Replika lacking age-verification mechanisms and failing to stop minors from interacting with its AI, which prompted the agency to issue an order blocking personal data processing of Italian users.
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Indian Police Allegedly Tortured and Killed Innocent Man Following Facial Misidentification AIID ↗
A resident in Medak, India died allegedly due to custodial torture by the local police, who misidentified him as a suspect in a theft case using facial recognition.
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AI-Generated Text Detectors Reportedly Misclassified Human and AI-Written Text AIID ↗
AI-generated text detectors, including OpenAI’s AI Text Classifier, GPTZero, and Originality.ai, were publicly tested in early 2023 and reportedly produced false positives, false negatives, and easy evasion. OpenAI said its classifier identified only 26% of AI-written samples as likely AI-written and falsely labeled 9% of human-written text.
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Celebrities' Deepfake Voices Abused with Malicious Intent AIID ↗
Voices of celebrities and public figures were deepfaked using voice synthesis for malicious intents such as impersonation or defamation, and were shared on social platforms such as 4chan and Reddit.
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Non-consensual Deepfake Porn Targeted Female Content Creators AIID ↗
Unauthorized, non-consensual deepfake pornography showing faces of high-profile female streamers and content creators was published on a subscription-based website, which gained notoriety after a male streamer was caught accessing the site.
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Purported Synthesia Avatars Used in Alleged Pro-Junta Deepfake Video Supporting Ibrahim Traoré in Burkina Faso AIID ↗
In January 2023, purportedly AI-generated videos reportedly began circulating on WhatsApp and social media showing avatars of apparent American pan-Africanists expressing support for Burkina Faso's military junta. The videos were reportedly created using the Synthesia platform. Synthesia later confirmed the videos violated its terms of service and banned the user. The source of the videos remains unidentified.
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Firefighters Smashed Cruise AV's Front Window to Stop It from Running over Fire Hoses AIID ↗
Local firefighters were only able to stop a Cruise AV from driving over fire hoses that were in use in an active fire scene when they shattered its front window.
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Mother in Arizona Received Fake Ransom Call Featuring AI Voice of Her Daughter AIID ↗
A mother in Arizona received a ransom call from an anonymous scammer who created her daughter's voice allegedly using AI voice synthesis, which was proven to be fake once her daughter's safety was confirmed.
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Turnitin's ChatGPT-Detection Tool Falsely Flagged Student Essays as AI-Generated AIID ↗
Turnitin's tool to detect writing generated by ChatGPT was reported for incorrectly flagging high school students' original essays as AI-generated, accusations of which are argued as reinforcement of bias from teachers due to the inability to compare against source documents.
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US CBP App's Failure to Detect Black Faces Reportedly Blocked Asylum Applications AIID ↗
CBP One's facial recognition feature was reportedly disproportionately failing to detect faces of Black asylum seekers from Haiti and African countries, effectively blocking their asylum applications.
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Canadian Parents Tricked out of Thousands Using Their Son's AI Voice AIID ↗
Two Canadian residents were scammed by an anonymous caller who used AI voice synthesis to replicate their son's voice asking them for legal fees, disguising as his lawyer.
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ChatGPT-Written Bug Reports Deemed "Nonsense" by White Hat Platform, Prompted Bans AIID ↗
ChatGPT-generated responses submitted to smart contract bug bounty platform Immunefi reportedly lacked details to help diagnose technical issues, which reportedly wasted the platform's time, prompting bans to submitters.
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Fast Food Chains' AI Chatbots Failed to Assist Job Applicants with Scheduling Interviews AIID ↗
McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hardee's AI chatbots deployed to pre-screen job candidates and schedule interviews reportedly ran into issues such as not giving useful submission instructions, failing to relay information to the manager, and scheduling an interview when the manager was not available.
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Twitter's AI Moderation Tool Misidentified Rockets as Pornography AIID ↗
Twitter's automated content moderation misidentified images of rocket launches as pornographic content, prompting incorrect account suspensions.
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ShotSpotter Failed to Alert Authorities of Mass Shooting in North Carolina AIID ↗
ShotSpotter did not detect gunshots and alert Durham police of a drive-by shooting in Durham, North Carolina which left five people in hospital on New Year's Day.
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