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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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Tesla Allegedly on Autopilot Struck High School Student Exiting School Bus AIID ↗
A 17-year-old student in Hollister, North Carolina who exited the school bus and was walking across the street to his house was hit by a 2022 Tesla Model Y allegedly operating on Autopilot mode, suffering a fractured neck and a broken leg.
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Australian Journalist Able to Access Centrelink Account Using AI Audio of Own Voice AIID ↗
A Guardian journalist was able to verify their identity and gain access to their own Centrelink self-service account using AI-generated audio of their own voice along with their customer reference number, shortly after voiceprint was deployed for ID verification.
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ChatGPT Erroneously Alleged Mayor Served Prison Time for Bribery AIID ↗
ChatGPT erroneously alleged regional Australian mayor Brian Hood served time in prison for bribery. Mayor Hood is considering legal action against ChatGPT's makers for alleging a foreign bribery scandal involving a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia in the early 2000s.
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GPT-4 Reportedly Posed as Blind Person to Convince Human to Complete CAPTCHA AIID ↗
GPT-4 was reported by its researchers posing as a visually impaired person, contacting a TaskRabbit worker to have them complete the CAPTCHA test on its behalf.
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ChatGPT Reportedly Implicated in Samsung Data Leak of Source Code and Meeting Notes AIID ↗
Samsung engineers are reported to have inadvertently leaked sensitive company data sometime in March 2023, including source code and internal meeting notes, by using ChatGPT to assist with tasks. ChatGPT allegedly retained the inputted data, leading to a purported breach of confidentiality.
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Snapchat's My AI Reported for Lacking Protection for Children AIID ↗
Snapchat's ChatGPT-powered My AI was reported for lacking safeguards for children, such as telling a user who tested the chatbot by pretending to sign up as a 13-year-old girl to lie to her parents about having a romantic getaway with an older man, and sharing tips on how to cover up evidence of abuse.
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Female Celebrities' Faces Reportedly Shown in Sexually Suggestive Ads for Deepfake App AIID ↗
Sexually suggestive videos featuring faces of female celebrities such as Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson were reportedly rolled out as ads on social media for an app allowing users to create deepfakes.
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DoNotPay Allegedly Misrepresented Its AI "Robot Lawyer" Product AIID ↗
DoNotPay was alleged in a class action lawsuit misleading customers and misrepresenting its product as an AI-powered "robot lawyer," citing such as that the product has no law degree, or is supervised by any lawyer.
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Jackson Township Police in Stark County, Ohio Briefly Detained Driver After Flock Safety Alert Matched Vehicle to Stale Missing-Juvenile Hot-List Entry AIID ↗
In March 2023, Jackson Township police in Ohio briefly detained driver Michael Smith after a Flock Safety license-plate reader matched his vehicle to an NCIC hot-list entry from a missing-juvenile investigation that Cleveland police had closed two weeks earlier. Officers released Smith after confirming the juvenile had already been found. A federal court later held that Flock matched the plate to law-enforcement data but did not create the stale entry.
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South African Legal Team Reportedly Relied on Unverified ChatGPT Case Law in Johannesburg Body Corporate Defamation Matter AIID ↗
In a defamation case at the Johannesburg Regional Court, Rodrigues Blignaut Attorneys, representing plaintiff Michelle Parker, reportedly relied on purportedly non-existent legal judgments generated by ChatGPT to help argue their case. Magistrate Arvin Chaitram reportedly found the case names and citations were fictitious, causing a two-month delay. The court issued a punitive costs order and rebuked the plaintiff's legal team for uncritically accepting AI-generated research.
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Meta and OpenAI Accused of Using LibGen’s Pirated Books to Train AI Models AIID ↗
Court records reveal that Meta employees allegedly discussed pirating books to train LLaMA 3, citing cost and speed concerns with licensing. Internal messages suggest Meta accessed LibGen, a repository of over 7.5 million pirated books, with apparent approval from Mark Zuckerberg. Employees allegedly took steps to obscure the dataset’s origins. OpenAI has also been implicated in using LibGen.
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UnitedHealth Accused of Deploying Allegedly Flawed AI to Deny Medical Coverage AIID ↗
UnitedHealthcare allegedly used a faulty AI algorithm with a 90% error rate to override doctors' recommendations and deny health coverage. This AI, developed by NaviHealth, reportedly led to premature discharge from care facilities and substantial out-of-pocket expenses for patients, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court for Minnesota.
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TikTok User Videos Impersonated Andrew Tate Using AI Voice, Prompting Ban AIID ↗
A TikTok user was reportedly impersonating Andrew Tate, who was banned on the platform, by posting videos featuring an allegedly AI-generated audio of Tate's voice, which prompted his account ban.
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Deepfake Video Targets Paul Vallas on Eve of Chicago Mayoral Election AIID ↗
On the eve of Chicago's mayoral election, a deepfake video impersonating candidate Paul Vallas was posted to Twitter, showing a fake audio of him making inflammatory statements. The video was viewed thousands of times before being taken down. The Vallas campaign condemned the video, calling it a deceptive impersonation.
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Purported Deepfake Video Falsely Depicts Biden Announcing National Draft for Ukraine AIID ↗
A purportedly AI-generated deepfake video falsely depicting President Biden announcing a national draft to support Ukraine was reportedly shared on social media, causing widespread misinformation. The video reportedly misled the public until debunked by fact-checkers.
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UK Bank's Voice ID Successfully Bypassed Using AI-Produced Audio AIID ↗
A UK journalist was able to successfully bypass Lloyds Bank's "Voice ID" program to access his bank account using an AI-generated audio of his own voice.
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A Purported Deepfake of Senator Elizabeth Warren Circulates Allegedly Saying Republicans Should Not Vote AIID ↗
In February 2023, a purported deepfake of Senator Elizabeth Warren circulated on social media in which allegedly doctored footage of her from an MSNBC interview had her claiming that she believes Republicans should not vote.
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Clarkesworld Magazine Reportedly Closed Down Submissions Due to Massive Increase in Purportedly AI-Generated Stories AIID ↗
Sci-fi magazine Clarkesworld is reported to have temporarily stopped accepting submissions after receiving an overwhelming increase in purportedly LLM-generated submissions.
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Facial Recognition Misidentifies Pregnant Woman Leading to False Arrest in Detroit AIID ↗
Porcha Woodruff was arrested and subsequently had charges dropped due to an unreliable facial recognition match. Despite being visibly pregnant, she was implicated in a robbery and carjacking based on an outdated photo used in a lineup.
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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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Deepfake Video Featured Fictitious News Anchors Discussing Venezuela's Economy AIID ↗
Video featuring fictitious news anchors was created using Synthesia to allegedly spread disinformation about Venezuela's economy on social media and Venezuelan state-run broadcast.
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Bing AI Search Tool Reportedly Declared Threats against Users AIID ↗
Users such as the person who revealed its built-in initial prompts reported Bing AI-powered search tool for making death threats or declaring them as threats, sometimes as an unintended persona.
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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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Synthesized Voices Were Reportedly Used by Torswats to Sell Swatting Calls Targeting Schools and Homes AIID ↗
A Telegram user or channel known as Torswats reportedly offered paid swatting services and uploaded recordings of false emergency calls using synthesized or computer-generated voices. Reported targets included high schools, private residences, streamers, businesses, and police departments; some calls prompted lockdowns, searches, or armed law-enforcement responses. The exact voice-generation tool was not identified.
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Microsoft's Bing Failed to Fetch Movie Showtimes Results Due to Date Confusion AIID ↗
When prompted about showtimes for movies released in 2023, Microsoft's Bing AI failed to provide the search results due to its confusion about dates, and engaged in an erratic conversation with the user.
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