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
Texas Man Arturo Hernandez Allegedly Published AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Depicting Women in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case
DOJ alleged that Texas defendant Arturo Hernandez published about 113 albums of AI-generated deepfake pornography depicting about 50 identifiable women, including non-public figures and recent high school graduates, during a period anchored to May 2025. Prosecutors said non-explicit source images were allegedly transformed into sexualized depictions. The case was among the first prosecutions announced under the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
Purported Philip Morris-Backed AI Tool Reportedly Generated Responses Opposing Stricter EU Tobacco Rules
Philip Morris International reportedly promoted a "Your Voice Your Choice" tool that allegedly generated first-person responses for an EU call for evidence on tobacco regulation. Investigators reportedly linked hundreds of submissions to the tool and found that it allegedly largely steered users toward arguments against stricter rules, sometimes by purportedly adding points they had not selected.
Purportedly AI-Generated Images Allegedly Linked Sami Lushtaku to Banjska Attack Suspect Milan Radoičić
The Facebook page ZËRI Shqiptar reportedly published AI-generated images purporting to show Sami Lushtaku, the mayor of Skenderaj, Kosovo, traveling in a luxury car with Milan Radoičić, a former Serb List official accused in connection with the 2023 Banjska attack on Kosovo police. The reportedly AI-generated images appeared amid a political dispute after Vetëvendosje officials accused Lushtaku of assaulting Hysni Mehani, the party's local leader in Skenderaj.
Lyft Driver in Boca Raton, Florida, Allegedly Used Purported Google Gemini-Generated Image to Support False $75 Damage Fee
A Lyft driver in Boca Raton, Florida, allegedly submitted an AI-generated image showing spilled food and drink to support a $75 damage fee against teenage passengers. The riders' family identified a Google Gemini logo in the image and disputed the claim. Lyft later acknowledged the image was AI-generated, reimbursed the charge, and removed the driver from the platform.
Purported AI Name-Reading System Reportedly Skipped and Misannounced Graduates at Arizona's Glendale Community College Commencement
Glendale Community College in Arizona reportedly used an AI-powered name-reading system during its May 2026 commencement ceremony. The system allegedly mishandled the graduate roll call, leaving some students without the expected public announcement of their names as they crossed the stage and prompting frustration from attendees. The college later apologized and reportedly allowed affected graduates to walk again with a human announcer.
Purportedly AI-Manipulated Videos Reportedly Targeted Former Kosovo MP Paris Guri and LDK Youth Members Before Snap Elections
Purportedly AI-manipulated Facebook videos reportedly targeted former Kosovo MP Paris Guri and LDK Youth Forum members before Kosovo's June 7, 2026 snap elections. One video allegedly altered an original LDK image to show youth members holding milk bottles, while another reportedly fabricated Guri making a pro-Kurti statement.
Reported AI-Generated Videos Placed Kosovo Parliamentary Candidates in Purportedly Fabricated Campaign Scenes
Videos reported as AI-fabricated circulated on Facebook during Kosovo's June 2026 parliamentary campaign, placing Albin Kurti, Vjosa Osmani, Lumir Abdixhiku, and other candidates in staged scenes of party camaraderie and personal degradation.
Hidden Prompt Injection in Brazilian Labor-Court Petition Reportedly Tried to Manipulate Galileu
Galileu, an AI tool used by Brazil's labor courts, reportedly detected hidden instructions embedded in an initial petition before the 3rd Labor Court of Parauapebas. The text allegedly told the AI to contest the petition superficially and not challenge documents. Galileu reportedly alerted the judge and blocked the hidden content from processing; the judge then reviewed the material before imposing any procedural consequences.
Reported AI-Generated Videos Allegedly Posed as Kosovo Election Vox Pops Before June 7, 2026 Vote
Videos reported as AI-generated were allegedly circulated by Gazeta Bota and Peja LIVE on Facebook before Kosovo's June 7, 2026 elections, posing as citizen interviews and media reports. The clips reportedly manufactured voter sentiment by presenting synthetic interviewees as real citizens in Kosovo media-style election reports.
Nonfiction Book 'The Future of Truth' Reportedly Included AI-Generated and Misattributed Quotations
Steven Rosenbaum's nonfiction book The Future of Truth reportedly included AI-generated or misattributed quotations after he used ChatGPT and Claude while working on the book. The New York Times reported that more than half a dozen quotations in reviewed sections were synthetic or wrongly attributed, including passages assigned to named writers and scholars. Rosenbaum later acknowledged the errors as accidental and said affected passages would be reviewed for correction.
Reported AI-Generated Videos Depicted Former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Other Public Figures in Allegedly False Compromising Scenes
Videos reported as AI-generated depicted former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, Lumir Abdixhiku, Edi Rama, Baton Haxhiu, Richard Grenell, and Aleksandar Vučić in fabricated election-period scenes implying territorial-partition talks, an Osmani-Abdixhiku alliance, and opposition coordination against Albin Kurti before Kosovo's June 7 snap elections.
Reported AI-Generated Videos Purported to Show Kosovo Diaspora Mobilization for Vetëvendosje Before Snap Elections
Videos reported as AI-generated circulated on Facebook and Instagram before Kosovo's June 7, 2026 snap elections, purportedly depicting diaspora voters mobilizing for Vetëvendosje and Albin Kurti. The videos allegedly used fabricated travel and interview scenes to suggest mass diaspora support for Vetëvendosje.
Threat Actor Reportedly Used LLM Agent to Exfiltrate Internal Database After Compromising marimo Python Notebook
An unidentified attacker reportedly used an LLM agent during a May 10 intrusion after exploiting a vulnerable marimo Python notebook. The agent reportedly reused harvested AWS credentials to obtain an SSH key, then pivoted through a bastion host and exfiltrated the schema and contents of an internal PostgreSQL database. Sysdig attributed the post-compromise command stream to real-time agent execution rather than a prebuilt script.
Waymo Robotaxi Reportedly Remained Immobilized While Vandals Smashed Vehicle with Passenger Inside
On May 9, 2026, two men reportedly stopped and vandalized a Waymo robotaxi carrying passenger Sherman Watson at Pierce and Lombard streets in San Francisco. The autonomous driving system reportedly remained immobilized after one man grabbed the bumper, and remote support declined Watson's request to move the vehicle while the attackers smashed its windows and climbed on it. Watson reported a possible glass cut, sought therapy, and said he feared he would be killed.
Claude Console Reportedly Generated Phantom Legal Quotations in Trump Layoffs Court Filing
A Binnall Law Group attorney reportedly used Anthropic's Claude Console to draft a motion to quash a subpoena in litigation over Trump administration layoffs, then filed a version containing "phantom" quotations that did not appear in the cited cases. The attorney apologized to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, and the firm said it would add safeguards and training after calling the AI-generated errors unacceptable.