AI Incidents
Real-world cases where AI systems caused harm, classified by risk domain and entity. Data sourced from 
AIID and classified by 
MIT AI Risk Initiative. CC BY-SA 4.0
1,751 incidents
BlenderBot 3 Cited Dutch Politician as a Terrorist
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.
Stable Diffusion Reportedly Exhibited Biases for Prompts Featuring Professions
Stable Diffusion reportedly posed risks of bias and stereotyping along gender and cultural lines for prompts containing descriptors and professions.
Google’s Automated Child Abuse Detection Wrongfully Flagged a Parent’s Naked Photo of His Child
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.
Stable Diffusion Abused by 4chan Users to Deepfake Celebrity Porn
Stable Diffusion, an open-source image generation model by Stability AI, was reportedly leaked on 4chan prior to its release date, and was used by its users to generate pornographic deepfakes of celebrities.
Tesla Autopilot Misidentified On-Road Horse-Drawn Carriage
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.
CFPB Reportedly Finds Hello Digit's Automated Savings Algorithm Caused Overdrafts and Orders Redress with $2.7M Penalty
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.
Meta’s BlenderBot 3 Chatbot Demo Made Offensive Antisemitic Comments
The publicly launched conversational AI demo BlenderBot 3 developed by Meta was reported by its users and acknowledged by its developers to have “occasionally” made offensive and inconsistent remarks such as invoking Jewish stereotypes.
Facial Recognition Trial by UK Southern Co-op Alleged as Unlawful
Southern Co-op's use of facial recognition reportedly to curb violent crime in UK supermarkets was alleged by civil society and privacy groups as "unlawful" and "complete" invasion of privacy.
Tesla Model 3 Sedan on Autopilot Killed Motorcyclist in a Rear-End Collision in Utah
A Tesla Model 3 operating on Autopilot mode slammed into the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on an interstate in Utah, throwing the rider from the bike and killing him instantly.
Users Reported Security Issues with Google Pixel 6a's Fingerprint Unlocking
Google Pixel 6a's fingerprint recognition feature was reported by users for security issues, in which phones were mistakenly unlocked by unregistered fingerprints.
Chess-Playing Robot Broke Child's Finger in Russia
A chess robot at a tournament in Russia broke the finger of a child who reached onto the board before the robot had completed its move
Google Lens’s Camera-Based Translation Feature Provided an Offensive Mistranslation of a Book Title in Korean
A book title by Korea’s first minister of culture was mistranslated into an offensive phrase by Google Lens’s camera-based translation feature allegedly due to its training on internet communications and a lack of context.
Deepfakes Reportedly Deployed in Online Interviews for Remote Work Positions
Voice and video deepfakes were reported by FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in complaint reports to have been deployed during online interviews of the candidates for remote-work positions.
AI-Enabled TruDi Navigation System Was Alleged to Have Contributed to Patient's Stroke During June 2022 Sinus Procedure
Patient Erin Ralph allegedly suffered carotid-artery injury and a stroke after a June 23, 2022 sinus procedure in Texas in which surgeon Marc Dean reportedly used Acclarent's AI-enabled TruDi Navigation System. Ralph's lawsuit alleged TruDi misinformed Dean about the instrument's position inside her head; Acclarent and Integra LifeSciences, which later acquired Acclarent, reportedly denied a causal connection.
Kalibrate Fuel Pricing Allegedly Enabled California Gas Station Operators to Coordinate Higher Pump Prices
Major gas station operators in California allegedly used Kalibrate Fuel Pricing to automate pump prices using competitor data and reduce price competition. A June 2026 complaint said the AI-based system increased gasoline prices by as much as 30 cents per gallon where adoption was widespread.