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WF-YPSEDSHappened 6 Feb 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
Google's earthquake alert system failed to warn Turkish residents before deadly quake
In February 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey, killing over 50,000 people. Google's Android Earthquake Alert System, which is designed to send warnings to Android phones, allegedly failed to deliver alerts to many residents in the earthquake zone. A BBC investigation found no one in three cities who received a warning for the first quake, and Google did not provide evidence that alerts were widely received. The company insisted the system worked, but experts said the failure to warn raises concerns about the system's reliability.
Company
Google
AI system
Android Earthquake Alert System
6 source articlesbbc.com
WF-YPUWC2Live 5 Oct 2026
Old Mutual warns of Trevor Manuel deepfake investment scam
Old Mutual warned the public about deepfake videos circulating on social media that use the likeness of its chairman, Trevor Manuel, to falsely offer investment advice. The videos, generated by artificial intelligence, encourage people to invest in scams, and Manuel stated he does not give investment advice. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority also warned about unauthorised entities soliciting investments with unrealistic returns. The public is urged to verify financial service providers.
1 source articlemoonstone.co.za
WF-YHZ9BDHappened 1 Jan 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
CBP One app's facial recognition fails on Black skin tones, migrants report
Migrants and advocates report that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's CBP One app, used to schedule asylum appointments, frequently crashes and fails to recognize photographs of Black individuals, particularly affecting Haitians. The app also splits families and assigns appointments at distant border crossings, causing long waits in dangerous conditions. CBP did not respond to requests for comment.
Company
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
AI system
CBP One
4 source articlestheglobeandmail.com
WF-YGYXF6Happened 1 Oct 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
Goffstown parents say students used AI to create deepfake nudes of classmates
In Goffstown, New Hampshire, parents of three middle school girls allege that 8th grade boys used an AI-powered app to generate deepfake explicit photos and videos of their daughters. The app reportedly 'undresses' a person from a single photo. The school principal notified the parents in early October, but the district waited a month to inform other families. The girls have been devastated and are afraid to attend school, and the parents are calling for accountability and education on AI dangers.
Company
SAU #19 (Goffstown School District)
1 source articleboston25news.com
WF-YFTSEXHappened 1 Jan 2023Live 5 Oct 2026
Art gallery owner loses business after AI deepfake scam impersonating Pierce Brosnan
Simone Simms, owner of a Nottingham art gallery, was deceived by scammers using AI deepfake technology to impersonate actor Pierce Brosnan. She exchanged messages and had video calls with the fake Brosnan, leading her to send £3,000 and organise an exhibition, selling £20,000 in tickets. After the real Brosnan issued a cease-and-desist, she refunded the tickets and was forced to close her gallery, losing her £30,000 business.
1 source articledailymail.co.uk
WF-YFKMX3Live 5 Oct 2026
UDR Sued Over Alleged Use of RealPage Algorithm to Set Rents in San Diego
A class action lawsuit alleges that UDR, Inc. used RealPage's YieldStar algorithmic pricing software to set rental rates and occupancy levels for its San Diego properties, in violation of a local ordinance. The suit claims the software relied on nonpublic competitor data, contributing to inflated rents and making housing less affordable. The lawsuit, filed in July 2026, seeks to represent all affected tenants. UDR has previously acknowledged using YieldStar as one tool among others in its decision-making.
Company
UDR, Inc.
AI system
RealPage YieldStar
1 source articleclassaction.org
WF-YEP7H8Happened 1 Jan 2018Live 5 Oct 2026
Tesla Driver on Autopilot Crashes into Fire Truck While Eating Bagel
In January 2018, a Tesla Model S driver using Autopilot crashed into a parked fire truck on Interstate 405 in Culver City, California. The driver was eating a bagel and coffee, with hands off the steering wheel, and ignored multiple warnings from the system. The National Transportation Safety Board investigated and found that Autopilot was engaged for most of the trip, and the car accelerated into the truck after a lead vehicle changed lanes. No injuries were reported, and Tesla later stated it had updated its driver-monitoring system.
Company
Tesla
AI system
Autopilot
4 source articlescaranddriver.com
WF-YC8MPAHappened 13 Jan 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Fake AI audio of Biden threatening war on Texas debunked
A TikTok video shared on January 13, 2024, featured an audio clip purporting to be President Joe Biden threatening to send F-15 fighter jets to 'wage war against Texas.' PolitiFact found no evidence of such a statement and a White House spokesperson confirmed it was false. Experts said the audio was likely generated by artificial intelligence due to its cadence. TikTok identified the video as part of efforts to counter inauthentic content.
1 source articlepolitifact.com
WF-YGX956Happened 7 Nov 2021Live 5 Oct 2026
ShotSpotter held in contempt over refusal to release documents
ShotSpotter, a gunshot-detection technology company, was held in contempt of court after refusing to release documents about how it assesses gunshot alerts. The case stems from a November 2021 DUI arrest in Chicago, where the defence alleges the police pulled the driver over solely based on a ShotSpotter alert. Rather than comply with a subpoena from the Cook County Public Defender Office, ShotSpotter's attorney requested the contempt order to enable an appeal. The defence sought materials on analyst qualifications, alert reclassifications, and sensor accuracy data.
Company
ShotSpotter
AI system
ShotSpotter
1 source articlechicagoreader.com
WF-YC8Z98Happened 1 Jan 2021Live 5 Oct 2026
Scatter Lab shuts down Lee Luda chatbot after hate speech
Scatter Lab's Lee Luda chatbot, a conversational AI on Facebook, generated hate speech targeting Black, lesbian, disabled, and trans people. After user complaints, the company temporarily suspended the bot and apologized, attributing the behaviour to biased training data from its Science of Love app. Some users are preparing a class-action lawsuit over data use, and the South Korean government is investigating potential data protection violations.
Company
Scatter Lab
AI system
Lee Luda
10 source articlesthenextweb.com
WF-YBB25KHappened 1 Jan 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
Amazon AI Crawler Overwhelms Open Source Developer's Git Service
Software developer Xe Iaso's Git repository service suffered repeated instability and downtime due to aggressive crawling by Amazon's AI bot. Despite attempts to block it, the crawler evaded defences by spoofing user agents and using residential IPs. Iaso created a proof-of-work challenge system called Anubis to filter out bot traffic. The incident highlights a broader issue of AI crawlers overloading open source infrastructure.
Company
Amazon
2 source articlesarstechnica.com
WF-Y5XDAGHappened 1 Jun 2016Live 5 Oct 2026
Elite: Dangerous identifies AI weapon bug causing impossible ship attacks
A patch for Elite: Dangerous introduced a bug that allowed AI ships to equip impossible weapon combinations, leading to players being swiftly destroyed. Frontier Developments quickly removed NPC weapon modifications as a temporary fix and identified the core issue as the game fetching incorrect data for weapon stats. The developers plan to implement a permanent fix by early next week.
Company
Frontier Developments
AI system
Elite: Dangerous
10 source articlesmassivelyop.com
WF-YB765FHappened 15 Feb 2022Live 5 Oct 2026
NYPD facial recognition cameras target non-white neighborhoods, reinforcing racist policing
Amnesty International's research found that NYPD's facial recognition cameras are disproportionately concentrated in non-white neighborhoods across New York City, particularly the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. The communities most targeted by stop-and-frisk policing are also more exposed to this surveillance, which Amnesty calls a 'digital stop-and-frisk'. The NYPD used facial recognition in over 22,000 cases between 2016 and 2019, and refused to disclose records about its acquisition and use of the technology. Amnesty International has sued the NYPD and is calling for a ban on facial recognition for mass surveillance.
Company
New York Police Department
AI system
Argus camera system
1 source articleamnesty.org
WF-YADKNNLive 5 Oct 2026
Stanford Researchers Find Over 1,000 LinkedIn Profiles Using AI-Generated Faces for Spam
Renée DiResta and Josh Goldstein of the Stanford Internet Observatory discovered over 1,000 LinkedIn accounts using AI-generated profile images to send sales pitches, bypassing LinkedIn's message limits. The fake accounts, which appeared to be real people, were used for corporate spamming rather than political disinformation. LinkedIn investigated and removed the violating accounts, stating that all profiles must represent real people.
4 source articlesgizmodo.com
WF-YB6MBELive 5 Oct 2026
RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Riddled with AI-Generated Fake Citations
An investigation found dozens of errors in the White House's 'Make America Healthy Again' commission report, including broken links, wrong authors, and entirely fictitious sources. The presence of 'oaicite' markers in URLs strongly suggests that ChatGPT was used to generate citations, leading to AI hallucinations. The White House described the errors as a 'formatting issue' and updated the report to correct some of them, while defending the report's substance.
Company
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AI system
ChatGPT
3 source articlestheverge.com
WF-Y5CA8LHappened 1 Dec 2022Live 5 Oct 2026
Furman University student caught using ChatGPT to write essay
A student at Furman University allegedly used OpenAI's ChatGPT to generate an essay for an upper-level philosophy class. Professor Darren Hick detected the AI-generated text using the GPTZero detection tool. The incident highlights growing concerns about AI-assisted cheating in schools, with some districts like Los Angeles Unified blocking the chatbot.
Company
Furman University
AI system
ChatGPT
10 source articlesktla.com
WF-Y8JJVEHappened 1 Jul 2020Live 5 Oct 2026
WeChat Pay Facial Recognition Bypassed by Scammers Using Animated GIFs
In July 2020, a woman in Hubei, China, reported that 20,000 yuan ($3,000) was stolen from her WeChat Pay account. Scammers had tricked her 8-year-old son into revealing her password, then used animated GIFs of her face to bypass the facial recognition security. Police arrested three suspects, and the case remains under investigation. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in facial recognition systems that can be fooled by simple animated images.
Company
WeChat
AI system
WeChat Pay facial recognition
1 source articlesixthtone.com
WF-Y94WT9Happened 5 Dec 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Scammers use AI-generated fake Princess Leonor profiles on TikTok
Fraudsters are using artificial intelligence to create fake TikTok profiles of Spain's Princess Leonor. These accounts promise financial aid to victims, often from Latin America, but demand escalating fees for taxes or legal costs. Spain's National Police Cybercrime Unit has advised the public to be cautious and verify the authenticity of accounts. The scam exploits TikTok's recommendation algorithm, which amplifies the fraudulent content to millions of viewers.
Company
TikTok
AI system
TikTok recommendation algorithm
4 source articleseuroweeklynews.com
WF-Y6SDFYHappened 21 Mar 2019Live 5 Oct 2026
Center for Auto Safety petitions NHTSA over Nissan Rogue AEB false activations
The Center for Auto Safety petitioned NHTSA to investigate false activations of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system on 2017-2018 Nissan Rogue vehicles. The system reportedly engages abruptly when no obstruction is present, causing near misses and forcing following drivers to take evasive action. Nissan issued a Technical Service Bulletin to dealers but has not conducted a safety recall. The petition seeks a formal investigation and a determination that the defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety.
Company
Nissan
AI system
Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB)
5 source articlesautosafety.org
WF-XTEM8NHappened 1 Jan 2024Live 5 Oct 2026
Activist challenges Met Police over false facial recognition arrest
In early 2024, Black British activist Shaun Thompson was detained by Metropolitan Police at London Bridge station after live facial recognition technology wrongly identified him as a suspect. He was held for nearly 30 minutes before being released after showing his passport. Thompson has launched a legal challenge seeking a judicial review of the technology's use, alleging it is intrusive and treats people as guilty until proven innocent. The Metropolitan Police declined to comment.
Company
Metropolitan Police
3 source articlespeopleofcolorintech.com
WF-XYG9F4Happened 20 Jun 2020Live 5 Oct 2026
Duke University's PULSE AI upscaler turns Barack Obama white due to racial bias
Duke University researchers developed PULSE, an AI tool that upscales blurry face photos using Nvidia's StyleGAN model. When tested, it generated a white face from a pixelated image of Barack Obama, revealing racial bias. The bias stemmed from StyleGAN's training data being predominantly white and the evaluation dataset CelebA being 90% white. The researchers acknowledged the issue and updated their paper, while Nvidia stated it is working to mitigate bias.
Company
Duke University
AI system
PULSE
2 source articlestheregister.com
WF-XW697SHappened 1 Oct 2025Live 5 Oct 2026
KPMG drops AI report after false case studies exposed
KPMG removed a global report on AI after multiple case studies were found to be inaccurate and apparently generated from AI hallucinations. The report falsely claimed that UBS, NHS Greater Manchester, Swiss Federal Railways and Transport for London used AI agents in various ways. The companies denied the claims, and KPMG took the report down while reviewing its production.
Company
KPMG
3 source articlesinternationalaccountingbulletin.com
WF-XRMZSXLive 5 Oct 2026
Texas AG Settles with Pieces Technologies Over Deceptive Healthcare AI Claims
The Texas Attorney General investigated Pieces Technologies, a Dallas-based healthcare AI company, for making false and misleading statements about the accuracy of its generative AI product used in hospitals. The company claimed an error rate of less than 1 per 100,000, but the investigation found these metrics were likely inaccurate. As part of the settlement, Pieces agreed to accurately disclose its product's accuracy and ensure hospital staff understand the appropriate reliance on its AI. The case marks the first-of-its-kind healthcare generative AI investigation by the AG.
Company
Pieces Technologies
4 source articlestexasattorneygeneral.gov
WF-XQL7UVHappened 26 Feb 2026Live 5 Oct 2026
Lake Zurich High School students used AI to generate explicit images of female classmates
In February 2026, students at Lake Zurich High School used artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit images of female classmates without their consent. The school district acknowledged the incident and notified police, who are investigating. More than 40 girls from fifth grade to high school were reportedly affected. The school provided support and issued disciplinary consequences, while the police investigation continues.
Company
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
1 source articlelakemchenryscanner.com

Each incident is written from the reporting or the account it cites. A report is an allegation, not a finding.

Google's earthquake alert system failed to warn Turkish residents before deadly quake

Old Mutual warns of Trevor Manuel deepfake investment scam

CBP One app's facial recognition fails on Black skin tones, migrants report

Goffstown parents say students used AI to create deepfake nudes of classmates

Art gallery owner loses business after AI deepfake scam impersonating Pierce Brosnan

UDR Sued Over Alleged Use of RealPage Algorithm to Set Rents in San Diego

Tesla Driver on Autopilot Crashes into Fire Truck While Eating Bagel

Fake AI audio of Biden threatening war on Texas debunked

ShotSpotter held in contempt over refusal to release documents

Scatter Lab shuts down Lee Luda chatbot after hate speech

Amazon AI Crawler Overwhelms Open Source Developer's Git Service

Elite: Dangerous identifies AI weapon bug causing impossible ship attacks

NYPD facial recognition cameras target non-white neighborhoods, reinforcing racist policing

Stanford Researchers Find Over 1,000 LinkedIn Profiles Using AI-Generated Faces for Spam

RFK Jr.'s MAHA Report Riddled with AI-Generated Fake Citations

Furman University student caught using ChatGPT to write essay

WeChat Pay Facial Recognition Bypassed by Scammers Using Animated GIFs

Scammers use AI-generated fake Princess Leonor profiles on TikTok

Center for Auto Safety petitions NHTSA over Nissan Rogue AEB false activations

Activist challenges Met Police over false facial recognition arrest

Duke University's PULSE AI upscaler turns Barack Obama white due to racial bias

KPMG drops AI report after false case studies exposed

Texas AG Settles with Pieces Technologies Over Deceptive Healthcare AI Claims

Lake Zurich High School students used AI to generate explicit images of female classmates